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Table 1 Used music with average rated valence and intensity

From: Verbal learning in the context of background music: no influence of vocals and instrumentals on verbal learning

 

Duration (s)

Valence

Intensity

Vocal music (strong subjective intensity)

   

(Peter Fox) Alles Neu

258

5.38

5.07

(Die Toten Hosen) Bonnie und Clyde

211

5.79

5.38

(Die Fantastischen Vier) Troy

210

5.33

5.58

(Die Ärzte) Junge

188

5.00

5.80

(Xavier Naidoo) Sie sieht mich nicht

267

6.47

5.26

Vocal music (weak subjective intensity)

   

(Gisbert zu Knyphausen) Spieglein, Spieglein

160

5.21

4.69

(Die Söhne Mannheims) IzOn

298

5.14

4.55

(Die Fantastischen Vier) Tag am Meer

255

5.04

3.89

(Freundeskreis) Anna

366

5.38

4.72

(Wir sind Helden) Ode an die Arbeit

223

5.41

4.24

Instrumental (strong subjective intensity)

   

(Howard Show) Anduril

159

5.40

5.10

(Holst) The Planets - Jupiter, the Bringer

480

6.42

6.55

(Alvfen) Midsommarvaka

540

5.46

5.14

(Klaus Badelt) The Medallion Calls

112

5.50

5.80

Instrumental (weak subjective intensity)

   

(John Williams) Nocturnal Activities

360

5.40

3.90

(Bill Conti) Fanfare for Rocky

155

5.20

4.60

(John Williams) Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra

169

5.30

4.40

(John Williams and William Ross) Reunion of Friends

300

5.70

4.40

(New Worlds Orchestra) Many Meetings – Soundtrack of Lord of the Rings

194

5.40

4.80

  1. (intensity: “1” = not at all arousing, “9” = very strongly arousing; valence: “1” = not at all liking, “9” = very strongly liking).