![]() ![]() Results were not consistent with the hypothesis that descending bass lines are associated with a general negative affect and thus also not specifically with sadness. The corresponding lyrics were then analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (Pennebaker et al., 2015a, 2015b). Works featuring descending bass lines were identified and bass lines extracted by computationally parsing scores for bass or the lowest sounding musical line that descends incrementally by step. Bach and 740 popular music songs released ca. First, two contrasting repertoires were surveyed: 703 cantata movements by J. This study reexamines the relationship between descending bass lines and sadness in songs with lyrics. In human speech, a similar pattern of pitch declination occurs as air pressure is lost ('t Hart, Collier, & Cohen, 1990) which-coordinated with the premise that sad speech is lower in pitch (Lieberman & Michaels, 1962)-suggests there may be a cognitive-ecological association between descending bass lines and negative emotion more broadly. ABSTRACT: A descending bass line coordinated with sad lyrics is often described as evoking the "lament" topic-a signal to listeners that grief is being conveyed (Caplin, 2014).
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