Spatial and bodily metaphors in narrating the experience of listening to sad music
Peltola, H.-R., & Saresma, T. (2014). Spatial and bodily metaphors in narrating the experience of listening to sad music. Musicae Scientiae, 18(3), 292-306. https://doi.org/10.1177/1029864914536199
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© 2014 by European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music.
Abstract.
This study focuses on the a
ffective experiences of listening to self
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identified sad
music. Previous studies have concentrated on the emotions induced by music by
r
ationalizing and labelling emotions. However, focusing on such categorization
leaves the subjective experiences of the individual aside. The aim of this article is
to broaden the methodology of studying music and emotion by analyzing the
metaphorical langu
age used in the narratives about the subjective experience of
listening to music. A total of 373 participants answered to open
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ended questions
about the experiences of listening to sad music via an online
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survey. The
responses were then analyzed using syst
ematic thematic analysis concentrating
on the metaphors used in participants
’
narratives. The aim was to identify
interesting themes not usually attainable through conventional self
-
report
methods. The analysis thus focused on how affective experiences wer
e narrated,
and what kinds of metaphors and metonymies were used in describing them. The
narratives were put into two categories: (I) spatial metaphors, and (II) metaphors
of movement. The analysis also showed similarities in metaphorical mappings of
the l
istening experience and its conceptualization by individuals.
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