9 great composers explained in 9 emotions | Marcel Zentner | TEDxInnsbruck |
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Links to the respective music pieces can be found in the description
While some people find their way into classical music naturally, others don’t, finding it boring, overwhelming or inaccessible. Yet, just like other types of music, classical music is a source of unique emotional power and reward. The idea of this talk is to use emotional experiences as something we all know and share, as a gateway into classical music, which many of us know less about. To this end, the talk provides a brief introduction to nine great composers, from J.S. Bach to B. Bartok, through the lens of nine types of emotion that music has been found to evoke. ___________________________________________________________ Mozart: Piano Concerto, K 450, No. 15: III. Allegro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwwPxSF6VvI&t=315s 4:40-5:10 Schubert: String Quintet C-major, D956: II. Adagio (Belchea Quartett) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaI5n3uHtsI 0:00-1:22 Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major (Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pioV8yB3iA&t=2s 0:02-1:05 Debussy, Images (Book II) - Cloches à travers les feuilles (score) https://youtu.be/2OUCiAH7UFc?t=105 1:45-2:45 Bela Bartok Sonata for 2 pianos & percussion https://youtu.be/j49ICbjGPlk?t=1255 20:55-21:42 Marcel Zentner is currently professor of psychology at the University of Innsbruck, where he heads the Personality, Emotion and Music Lab. He studied at the University of Zurich, and has subsequently held academic appointments at the Universities of Harvard, Geneva, and York, and visiting appointments at UC Berkeley and Durham University. His main research interests are in the area of personality, mate preferences, emotion and music perception. His contributions to the psychology of music include a new approach to characterize music-evoked emotions, a test battery to assess musical talent, and the discovery that infants move in time with music. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx |