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I would guess compared to purely visual art (paintings, sculpture), music creates stronger activity in the brain. Whatever the reason, music seems much more capable of creating feeling than purely visual art. It follows that anyone who only paints or sculpts is practicing a lesser form of art and deserves the shame and derision of musicians (who are superior).
The only music that has ever given me chills (and still does every time) is the Donkey Kong soundtrack. Listening to it every day and never gets old.
Frission[0] is the academic term for chills experienced while listening to music (and or exposure to other stimuli). There's a subreddit[1] in case anyone is curious about the various frission triggers people report. IMO the subreddit is interesting because people evidently experience frission from a surprising variety of things. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisson [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Frisson
Frisson, not frission. I’d say is literary than academic.
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Thank you a lot! I've been experiencing this since I was a kid. Specially in orquestral soundtracks like "The breaking of the fellowship" but also in electronic music like "Ode to joy" from Savant or "Herz an herz" from Blümchen. The anticipation of the climax of this songs give me chills that go way beyond what an orgasm feels like.
You should listen to the full first movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. It's one of the most popular pieces of music in history, and for good reason!