Music and the hairs on the back of ones neck?

[longneck]

What causes the tingling feeling and the hairs on the back of ones neck to stand up when for example we hear a moving piece of music?

[SaxyJag]

It's to do with particular types of harmonies. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves form Nabucco does it for me, and I believe it's something to do with the intervals of thirds.

[mibn2cweus]

You mean like Moody Blues/On the Threshold of a Dream/Have You Heard? C U L8R! C�>

[Bob A Job]

Genesis - Suppers Ready
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

they do it for me every time!

[SaxyJag]

This may go some way to explaining it:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/questions/g oosebumps.html

[Elina]

It' the feeling of being alive longneck