minor key association with mood

minor key association with mood

per Leo Hamminger,
Number of replies: 3

How come there is a connection with minor keys and sadness and melancholy?

In reply to Leo Hamminger

Re: minor key association with mood

per Alla Rastrygina,
Why do you believe that minor keys are often associated with sadness or melancholy?
In reply to Alla Rastrygina

Re: minor key association with mood

per Leo Hamminger,
I think in history of music composers use minor keys to convey emotions.
In reply to Leo Hamminger

Re: minor key association with mood

per Alla Rastrygina,
And why are composers doing that? Is emotion an inherent aspect of minor keys, or has it developed over centuries of classical music composition?