Can music move people? The effects of musical complexity and silence on waiting time

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 136-149

  North, Adrian C ^a   Hargreaves, David J ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

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MUSIC; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032995410     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00139169921972038     Document Type: Article

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