Associations between lyric and musical depth in Chinese songs: Evidence from computational modeling
Liang Xu,
Bingfei Xu,
Zaoyi Sun
et al.
Abstract:Musical depth, which encompasses the intellectual and emotional complexity of music, is a robust dimension that influences music preference. However, there remains a dearth of research exploring the relationship between lyrics and musical depth. This study addressed this gap by analyzing linguistic inquiry and word count‐based lyric features extracted from a comprehensive dataset of 2372 Chinese songs. Correlation analysis and machine learning techniques revealed compelling connections between musical depth an… Show more
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