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Notation and expression of emotion in operatic laughter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2008

Robert R. Provine
Robert R. Provine
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Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250. provine@umbc.edu
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Abstract

The emotional expression of laughter in opera scores and performance was evaluated by converting notation to temporal data and contrasting it with the conversational laughter it emulates. The potency of scored and sung laughter was assayed by its ability to trigger contagion in audiences.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 5 , October 2008 , pp. 591 - 592
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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