Musical Modes → Color

rare

Musical modes (Dorian, Lydian, etc.) trigger specific color experiences.

Inducer

musical-mode

Concurrent

color

Category

Auditory Visual

About Musical Modes → Color

Musical modes (Dorian, Lydian, Phrygian, etc.) trigger distinct color experiences. The Lydian mode might appear bright yellow, while Phrygian looks dark red. Messiaen's 'modes of limited transposition' were explicitly linked to his color experiences.

Notable People

Olivier Messiaen (modes of limited transposition with color associations)→

Research

Haverkamp, M. (2013). Synesthetic Design. Birkhauser.

View publication →

Cytowic, R.E. & Eagleman, D.M. (2009). Wednesday Is Indigo Blue. MIT Press.

People with Musical Modes → Color(0)

No one on the network has added this type yet. Could it be you?