[vincent-cameron-armes] MUSIC AND BLOOD-PRESSURE 



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able to suppose that the emotional effect of music is due to a variation 

 in the blood supply to certain critical brain centres, depending upon 

 the changes in the heart and blood-vessels above referred to. 

 We append some protocols of actual experiments. 



1. Subject G (musical). 



Schumann's "Papillons" No. 12. The interest of the piece 

 rises to a climax and fades away. (Played on a piano). 



Time 



5. 9^ 



5.10 



5.101 



5.10f 



5.11 



5.11i 



5.131 



P.M 



Blood-pressure 

 130 no music 

 135 

 138 

 142 

 140 

 136 

 131 



Remarks 

 normal 



normal 



2. Symphony in D minor, Cesar Franck 1 performed by a 

 III. Allegro non troppo J orchestra. 



full 



Subject S. V. (musical). 



(Normal could not be taken, as there was not sufficient interval 

 between the two movements.) 



Time 



9.07 P.M. 

 9.07i 

 9.08 

 9.08f 



9.09| " 

 9.10 



9vl0| " 



9.10i " 



Blood-pressure Remarks 



133 Tutti 



142 Forte 



145 



145 Piano, mel- 

 ody by violins 

 133 



141 Forte 



138 Tutti 



144 Finale, fortis- 

 simo. 



