Why is it that, in music, major chords, by themselves, isolated and without any

Why is it that, in music, major chords, by themselves, isolated and without any

Why is it that, in music, major chords, by themselves, isolated and without any musical context, sound bright and happy, while minor chords are dark and sad? How can arbitrary collections of frequencies elicit distinct emotions from people?

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