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Table 1 The four music tracks that were used in Kontukoski et al.’s [18] recent study. Listening to these pieces, some idiosyncrasies associated with the performances should perhaps be mentioned. First, the breathing of the pianist is clearly audible in the Satie piece. The Schumann recording is not of the highest quality. There is audience noise, and the recording itself is rather sharp sounding, and this aspect of the recording could possibly have affected the results reported by Kontukoski and colleagues

From: Music from the kitchen

Sweet music

Trois Gymnopédies, No.2 Lent et triste by Erik Satie, composed in 1888, piano music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = 1loSL7CjE_w);

Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 No. 18, Nicht schnell, C major, Eusebius by Robert Schumann composed in 1837, piano music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIHsNlwD6jQ);

Sour music

Superscriptio by Brian Ferneyhough, composed in 1981, flute music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYnYimo8z2Q);

Fragments of transformed Argentinian tangos by Bruno Mesz (2012)