Chromesthetic responses to music: replication and extension
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1987
Publication Source
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Abstract
Chromesthesia or “colored-hearing” is a phenomenon in which color images are evoked by auditory stimuli. Subjects reported the color of their mental images as they listened to a series of 12 preludes chosen from J.S. Bach's Well-tempered Clavier. The preludes varied systematically in tonality, tempo, and meter. “Red” responses tended to be elicited by preludes of moderate tempo in quadruple meter. “Yellow” responses tended to be elicited by preludes in a major key with fast tempo and triple meter, and “Blue” responses tended to be elicited by slow tempo preludes. The precise mechanism by which these responses occurred is uncertain, but previous research has indicated that the links between chromesthetic responses and music are mediated by attributes common to both visual and auditory experience.
Inclusive pages
439-443
Volume
65
Issue
2
Peer Reviewed
yes
Keywords
Chromesthesia, Music, Bach
eCommons Citation
Polzella, Donald J. and Biers, David W., "Chromesthetic responses to music: replication and extension" (1987). Psychology Faculty Publications. 107.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/psy_fac_pub/107
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