How do melody and lyrics influence the emotional intensity of music?

Research

Ali, S. O., & Peynircioğlu, Z. F. (2006). Songs and emotions: Are lyrics and melodies equal partners? Psychology of Music, 34(4), 511-534.

Hanson-Abromeit, D. (2015). “A conceptual methodology to define the therapeutic function of music.” Music Therapy Perspectives, 33(1), 25-38.

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Music

Oops!…I Did It Again (Britney Spears)

Oops!…I Did It Again (Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox)

Songs Without Words, No. 47, Opus 102, No. 5, The Joyous Peasant (Felix Mendelssohn)

Sort Of (Instrumental) (Ingrid Michaelson)

Wait (Alexi Murdoch)

Sweet Talk (Saint Motel)

Dulce (FloFilz)