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Main Authors: Warren, Paul, Mulholland, Paul, Barker, Naomi
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05101
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author Warren, Paul
Mulholland, Paul
Barker, Naomi
author_facet Warren, Paul
Mulholland, Paul
Barker, Naomi
contents Our study has investigated the effect of music on the experience of viewing art, investigating the factors which create a sense of connectivity between the two forms. We worked with 138 participants, and included multiple choice and open-ended questions. For the latter, we performed both a qualitative analysis and also sentiment analysis using text-mining. We investigated the relationship between the user experience and the emotions in the artwork and music. We found that, besides emotion, theme, story, and to a lesser extent music tempo were factors which helped form connections between artwork and music. Overall, participants rated the music as being helpful in developing an appreciation of the art. We propose guidelines for using music to enhance the experience of viewing art, and we propose directions for future research.
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spellingShingle Music and art: a study in cross-modal interpretation
Warren, Paul
Mulholland, Paul
Barker, Naomi
Human-Computer Interaction
J.5; H.5.1
Our study has investigated the effect of music on the experience of viewing art, investigating the factors which create a sense of connectivity between the two forms. We worked with 138 participants, and included multiple choice and open-ended questions. For the latter, we performed both a qualitative analysis and also sentiment analysis using text-mining. We investigated the relationship between the user experience and the emotions in the artwork and music. We found that, besides emotion, theme, story, and to a lesser extent music tempo were factors which helped form connections between artwork and music. Overall, participants rated the music as being helpful in developing an appreciation of the art. We propose guidelines for using music to enhance the experience of viewing art, and we propose directions for future research.
title Music and art: a study in cross-modal interpretation
topic Human-Computer Interaction
J.5; H.5.1
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05101