ISBN Handbook of Music and Emotion ( Theory Research Applications ) 992 pages English

Music's ability to express and arouse emotions is a mystery that has fascinated both experts and laymen at least since ancient Greece. The predecessor to this book 'Music and Emotion' (OUP 2001) was critically and commercially successful and stimulated much further work in this area. In the years since publication of that book empirical research in this area has blossomed and the successor to 'Music and Emotion' reflects the considerable activity in this area. The Handbook of Music and Emotion offers an 'up-to-date' account of this vibrant domain. It provides comprehensive coverage of the many approaches that may be said to define the field of music and emotion in all its breadth and depth. The first section offers multi-disciplinary perspectives on musical emotions from philosophy musicology psychology neurobiology anthropology and sociology. The second section features methodologically-oriented chapters on the measurement of emotions via different channels (e.g. self report psychophysiology neuroimaging). Sections three and four address how emotion enters into different aspects of musical behavior both the making of music and its consumption. Section five covers developmental personality and social factors. Section six describes the most important applications involving the relationship between music and emotion. In a final commentary the editors comment on the history of the field summarize the current state of affairs as well as propose future directions for the field. The only book of its kind The Handbook of Music and Emotion will fascinate music psychologists musicologists music educators philosophers and others with an interest in music and emotion (e.g. in marketing health engineering film and the game industry). It will be a valuable resource for established researchers in the field a developmental aid for early-career researchers and postgraduate research students and a compendium to assist students at various levels. In addition as with its predecessor it will also attract interest from practising musicians and lay readers fascinated by music and emotion.