As for the fugues, the reaction of the human brain to music is most puzzling and fascinating to me. It feels as if ‘some shadowy entity’ forgot to remove direct API for accessing our own emotional machinery.
Haven’t you ever noticed that the tones in human voices change, depending on the emotional states of the speakers?
Why do you think humans might perceive certain sound combinations as evoking different emotions?
Why do you think humans might perceive certain sound combinations as evoking different emotions?
I’ve never made nor previously been told of this connection, but it’s brilliant!