Why We Like Sad Songs

If we listen to music for enjoyment, why do we like sad songs? Trace looks at how even the darkest of songs can give our spirits a lift.
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Why Do We Enjoy Listening to Sad Music?
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"Sad music might actually evoke positive emotions reveals a new study by Japanese researchers published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology."
Sad music induces pleasant emotion
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"In general, sad music is thought to cause us to experience sadness, which is considered an unpleasant emotion."
Music and early language acquisition
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"Language is typically viewed as fundamental to human intelligence. Music, while recognized as a human universal, is often treated as an ancillary ability -- one dependent on or derivative of language."
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"Something awful happens on the screen, the violins kick in, and we respond--either with some mistry tears or a stoic tightening of the throat."
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