Emotional Tones and Emotional Texts

Vocal tone quality is a highly emotive musical resource in popular vocal songs. However, it also one of the most difficult aspects to analyze due complexity and variety voice. This article presents novel analytical approach sung voice by considering how emotion conveyed through text. The aim provide system for annotating analyzing its content. informed findings from psychology, music studies, social semiotics sound—taking into consideration our everyday experience communication contributes emotional perception singing. Different modes annotation, static annotation real-time are demonstrated two new parameters introduced: Affect Map Cohesiveness. paper first theoretical underpinnings approach, followed an outline itself, finally demonstrates analysis Kris Kristofferson’s 1970 song “Casey’s Last Ride.”