Though it may seem masochistic, our indulgence in sad music is actually for good reason. Research suggests that music filled ...

Have you ever heard a song and immediately felt like your soul’s been gently touched? Yup, same. Whether it’s a powerful ...

By investigating the properties of chord progressions, we further calculate a histogram from the probed chord progressions as a summary of the music signal. We show that the chord progression-based ...

Why are Minor Chords Perceived as “Sad”? Part 3 article by Kurt Ellenberger, published on July 10, 2025 at All About Jazz.