Old instruments or new? Listeners’ preferences for Baroque violin music performed on period and modern instruments
Published online on August 28, 2025
Abstract
Psychology of Music, Ahead of Print.
When performing music of earlier eras, musicians commonly perform on period instruments, yet there is limited empirical evidence regarding listeners’ perceptions of those instruments compared with modern instruments. In two experiments, we examined ...
When performing music of earlier eras, musicians commonly perform on period instruments, yet there is limited empirical evidence regarding listeners’ perceptions of those instruments compared with modern instruments. In two experiments, we examined ...