Table 2.
Descriptive statistics providing the mean and between-subject standard deviation (SD) of the subjective ratings and familiarity ratings for each song.
| Musical pieces | Mean (SD) subjective ratings | Mean (SD) familiarity ratings |
|---|---|---|
| Happy pieces | ||
| Radetzky march | 3.92 (1.55) | 2.65 (1.43) |
| A little night music—allegro | 3.75 (1.67) | 3.10 (1.47) |
| A little night music—Rondo Allegro | 3.24 (1.60) | 2.13 (1.12) |
| Sad pieces | ||
| Kol Nidrei | − 2.06 (2.06) | 1.48 (0.89) |
| Suite for violin and orchestra in A minor | − 2.98 (1.59) | 1.39 (0.72) |
| Concerto de Aranjuez—Adagio | − 2.48 (1.88) | 1.77 (1.20) |
| Neutral pieces | ||
| Water music—passepied | 1.28 (2.03) | 2.26 (0.96) |
| Violin romance no.2 in F major | 1.15 (2.24) | 2.29 (1.16) |
| L’oiseau prophete | − 0.05 (1.50) | 1.29 (0.64) |
| Clair de lune | − 0.61 (2.83) | 3.45 (1.41) |
| Water music menuet | 1.15 (1.38) | 1.77 (1.06) |
| The Planets—Venus | − 1.62 (1.91) | 1.74 (1.21) |
| La Traviata—Prelude to the 1st scene | 1.49 (1.72) | 2.06 (1.09) |
Participants (n = 31) were required to continuously rate each song in terms of how they made them feel, from − 6 (very sad) to + 6 (very happy) and were also asked to indicate how familiar they were with each song (1 = I have never heard this piece of music before, 5 = I know this piece of music very well).