People seek out art and music that combine sadness and beauty. Scientists and artists say there's good reason why we're drawn to it. Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special ...

Sadness is more than just a negative emotion. It can be beautiful. (SOUNDBITE OF CLIFF MASTERSON'S "BEAUTIFUL SADNESS") SUMMERS: NPR's Jon Hamilton looks at why we are attracted to art that combines ...

Composer Cliff Masterson knows how to make sorrow sublime. Take his regal, mournful adagio Beautiful Sadness, for example: "When I wrote it, the feeling of the music was sad, but yet there was this ...

Why are humans attracted to art that combines sadness and beauty? A brain scientist says sadness has benefits like helping elicit empathy and... Understanding the joy that many find in sadness JUANA ...

Composer Cliff Masterson knows how to make sorrow sublime. "When I wrote it, the feeling of the music was sad, but yet there was this beautiful melody that sat on top," Masterson says. Written for a ...