Emotional character of the singing voice

Author: M. Sherman

Journal of experimental psychology vol 11 (6), 1928, pp 495-497

Abstract :

Thirty observers were asked to name the emotion (surprise, fear-pain, sorrow and anger-hate) a singer sought to convey by singing a single note (duration about 1½ seconds) five times. Eighteen emotions were variously named. Simple melodic sequences were also used. Both single tones and melodies “may convey emotional significance to the listener.” (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)