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expectation theory of musical meaning: a standalone construct

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Music psychology

the theory that musical emotion and meaning arise when an expected continuation is delayed or blocked, arousing tension that later resolution relieves.

In music psychology, expectation theory of musical meaning refers to the theory that musical emotion and meaning arise when an expected continuation is delayed or blocked, arousing tension that later resolution relieves. This meaning comes from Meyer (1956) in Emotion and meaning in music.[1]

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References

  1. Meyer, L. B. (1956). Emotion and meaning in music. University of Chicago. ISBN 9780226521398

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