Culture, not biology, may define which musical chords sound sweet - and which don't
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 15:46
in Mathematics & Economics
When it comes to musical aesthetics, beauty is in the ear of the beholder. A new study finds that people who haven’t been exposed to Western music don’t find certain “discordant” sounds unpleasant at all. The findings, described in the journal Nature, show that Western musical sensibilities aren’t...