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. 2016 Oct 31;113(46):E7337–E7345. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1611211113

Table S3.

First selection of 82 potentially pleasant and unpleasant excerpts

Artist Title Type Source Mean LR
Vivaldi The Four Seasons “Spring,” Mov.1 PPM 1 6.30
Beethoven Für Elise PPM 2 6.26
Pachelbel Canon in D PPM 1 6.11
Vivaldi The Four Seasons “Winter,” Mov.1 PPM 1 6.06
Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy PPM 1 5.90
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20, Scene Finale PPM 1 5.86
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, Mov. 2 PPM 1 5.77
Dvorak New World Symphony No. 9, Mov. 4 PPM 1 5.77
Beethoven Moonlight Sonata PPM 2 5.43
Holst The Planets—Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity PPM 1 5.40
Dvorak New World Symphony No. 9, Mov. 2 PPM 1 5.31
Vivaldi Concerto Ripieno in C Major, Mov. 3 PUM 2 5.26
Debussy Clair de Lune PPM 1 5.20
Vivaldi The Four Seasons “Summer,” Mov. 3 PPM 1 5.17
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 “Spring,” Mov. 1 PPM 1 5.14
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto in C Minor No. 2, Mov. 2 PPM 1 5.09
Rimski-Korsakov Scheherazade “The Kalender Prince” PPM 1 5.07
Dvorak Symphony No. 8, Mov. 4 PPM 1 5.00
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Mov. 3 PPM 1 5.00
Haendel Organ Concerto, Op. 7, No. 5 in G Minor PUM 2 4.97
Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85, Mov. 1 PPM 1 4.97
Chopin Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 in E Minor PPM 1 4.94
Corelli Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8 “Christmas” PUM 2 4.94
Bach Cantata, BWV 208 PUM 2 4.90
Ravel String Quartet in F Major, Mov. 2 PPM 1 4.87
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Op. 67, Mov. 2 PPM 1 4.87
Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A Major, Mov. 2 PUM 2 4.83
Holst First Suite in E Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 1 PPM 1 4.83
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, Mov. 2 PUM 2 4.80
Haendel II Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 4 in A Minor PUM 2 4.80
Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro PPM 1 4.77
Bach Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017, Mov. 1 PPM 2 4.77
Haendel Organ Concerto, Op. 7, No. 4 in D Minor PUM 2 4.77
Haydn Symphony No. 38 in C Major, Mov. 3 PUM 2 4.77
Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36, Mov. 1 PPM 2 4.74
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, Mov. 1 PPM 1 4.74
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Mov. 1 PPM 1 4.71
Haendel Organ Concerto, Op. 4, No. 2 in B Flat Major PUM 2 4.70
Stravinsky Firebird Suite, Finale PPM 1 4.70
Haydn Symphony No. 38 in C Major, Mov. 3 PUM 2 4.67
Chopin Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 PPM 1 4.67
Fauré Violin Sonata in A Major, Mov. 1 PPM 1 4.66
Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 60, Mov. 2 PUM 2 4.63
Holst The Planets—Venus, the Bringer of Peace PPM 1 4.57
Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Résurrection,” Mov. 1 PPM 1 4.57
Mozart Requiem Lacrimosa PPM 1 4.57
Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, Mov. 2 PUM 2 4.57
Gibbons Fantasies a6 PUM 2 4.53
Mahler Symphony No. 1 “Titan,” Mov. 4 PPM 1 4.33
Bach Chorals for Organ, BWV 714–740 PPM 2 4.33
Brahms String Quartet No. 1, Mov. 2 PPM 1 4.30
Chopin Nocturne in G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1 PPM 1 4.30
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, Mov. 1 PPM 1 4.29
Schubert Minuet and Finale for Wind Octet in F Major D.72, I Menuetto Two Trios PUM 2 4.26
Walton Violin Concerto, Mov. 1 PPM 1 4.23
Bach Highlights for Trumpet and Organ, BWV 972, Mov. 2 PPM 2 4.23
Rameau Suite La triomphante, Mov. 2 PPM 2 4.20
Rameau Pieces De Clavecin Suite in D Minor-Major, Mov. 10 PPM 2 4.07
Pärt Tabula rasa IV (clip 1) PUM 2 4.07
Pärt Tabula rasa IV (clip 3) PUM 2 4.06
Barber Adagio for Strings PPM 1 4.00
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, Mov. 1 PPM 1 3.97
Pärt Tabula rasa I (clip 1) PUM 2 3.97
Haendel Organ Concerto No. 13 “Cuckoo and Nightingale”: 1. Larghetto PUM 2 3.94
Vivaldi Concerto in C Major for Sopranino Recorder and Strings PPM 2 3.91
Von Bingen Salve Regina (Harp) PUM 2 3.89
Ravel Oiseaux Tristes PPM 1 3.89
Schönberg String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 7, Mov. 3 PUM 2 3.87
Bach Choral Der Gott PPM 2 3.86
Desprez Ile fantazies de Joskin PUM 2 3.83
Rachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 2, Prelude in C Sharp Minor PPM 1 3.83
Shostakovich Symphony No. 4, Mov. 3 PPM 1 3.69
Desprez The Battle PUM 2 3.66
Liszt Danse Macabre PUM 1 3.53
Pärt Tabula rasa I (clip 3) PUM 2 3.53
Gibbons Fantazia of Four Parts PUM 2 3.37
Schönberg String Quartet No.1 in D Minor, Op. 7, Mov. 3 PUM 2 3.23
Schönberg String Quartet, Op. 30, No. 3, Mov. 2 PUM 2 2.89
Berg String Quartet Op. 31, Mov.1 PUM 2 2.71
Webern Symphony, Op. 21, Mov. 1 PUM 2 2.53
Penderecki Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima PUM 1 2.27
Webern Variations for Piano, Op. 0.7, Mov. 3 PUM 2 2.11

BWV, Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis; LR, liking rate; Mov., movement; No., number; Op., opus; PPM, potentially pleasant music; PUM, potentially unpleasant music. Source: 1, adopted from Salimpoor et al. (55); 2, Spotify radio recommendations (further details are provided in main text).