Class Notes: A Journey Through Musical Emotion

This video offers four vivid examples of classical music that will induce highly recognizable emotions in most listeners. The examples were chosen for their straightforward capacity to evoke joy, sadness, fear, and calm. (Music & Meaning Part I)

This video will focus on helping students first identify that music evokes feelings; its following companion video focuses on how composers achieve these emotional effects.

This video was produced with support from the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.