A Song like Adele’s

Adele’s song Someone Like You has won both a Grammy and lots of lively speculation as to why people feel moved to tears when they hear it. The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article that referenced a study by John Sloboda that found people experienced emotional reactions to music when it contained appoggiaturas, a musical device whose definition seems to be as hotly debated as the science and rationale behind the article itself.

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A Song like Adele’s