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Table 2 Positive auditory material for the music training and fMRI task

From: A short-term musical training affects implicit emotion regulation only in behaviour but not in brain activity

Composer Piece Part Classification
Bach, J.S Brandenburg concerto no. 2 in F major I. Allegro BWV. 1047
Beethoven, L.v Piano concert no. 4 in G major I. Allegro moderato, II. Andante con moto, III. Rondo vivace Op. 58
Beethoven, L.v Symphony no. 6 in F major I. Allegro ma non troppo, II. Andante molto mosso, III. Allegro, IV. Allegro, V. Allegretto Op. 68
Beethoven, L.v Symphony no. 3 I. Allegro con brio, II. Marcia funebre, III. Scherzo, IV. Finale Op. 55
Bizet, G Carmen Suite 2 Chanson du Toréador ( +) WD. 31
Mozart, W.A Serenade no. 13 in G major I. Allegro ( +), IV. Rondo Allegro ( +) K. 525
Mozart, W.A Piano concert no. 23 in A major III. Allegro K. 488
Mozart, W.A Divertimento in D major I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Presto ( +) K. 136
Mozart, W.A Piano concert no. 27 in B flat III. Rondo Allegro K. 595
Mozart, W.A Clarinet concert in A major I. Allegro, II. Adagio, III. Rondo allegro K. 622
Mozart, W.A Ein musikalischer Spaß I. Allegro, II. Menuetto, III. Adagio cantabile, IV. Presto K. 522
Prokofjew, S Peter and the Wolf Peter in the Meadow ( +) Op. 67
Ravel, M Le Tombeau de Couperin IV. Rigaudon  
Saint-Saëns, C Carnival of the Animals Aviary, Finale ( +) R. 125
Schumann Kinderszenen Ritter vom Steckenpferd Op. 15
Strauss Jr., J Blue Danube Waltz   Op. 314
Strauss Sr., J Radetzky March   Op. 228
Vivaldi, A Concert in G major for two mandolins and orchestra I. Allegro ( +), II. Andante, III. Allegro RV. 532
Vivaldi, A The four seasons: Concerto no. 3 in F major I.A. Ballo e canto de villanelli, III.E. La caccia RV. 293
  1. The pieces were combined to 20 sequences with approximately 15 min length. Some shorter pieces were used more than once. The participants of the training group listened daily to the sequences in the mornings in randomised and in the evenings in backwards order. The pieces marked with (+) were used to generate the positive auditory stimuli presented in the fMRI task
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BMC Neuroscience

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