@Idyll I think your statement could be worded better, just because it requires mastery or more skill in order to convey those feelings, doesn't mean it's failing at its role. A good author can convey emotions or invoke feelings onto the reader just as well as an artist or musician, which has been looked into by a few people. The only reason music and art are more widespread is likely because reading, in my opinion, requires more dedication and doesn't cut straight to the point like music or art does. It's able to do all the same things, but reading is a more long-form activity. So to state my opinion on the matter, they can all convey emotions well, but just do it differently. Music is an IMMEDIATE burst of feeling, usually packed into a pretty short amount of time. It gets straight to the listener's head and gets the job done in a short amount of time. Art takes more understanding in order to convey feelings, but it can take one picture, and make a person feel whatever they desire. Whether it be a flurry of colors or a drab black and white image, a good artist can easily convey feeling without needing a big story or any time at all. And authors, are best at getting into your head, by giving attachment to characters or even the writer themselves, a good story can have you at the front edge of your seat and can get your heart pumping just as well as any art piece or song could. Ultimately though, it depends on the person, there's no definitive answer on which one is MOST effective because of that reason, but I wanted to guard literature because I feel people kind of just place it under the two other forms of expression when it shouldn't be like that.

Holy essay bro

(I actually can't decide though, I love every form of artistic media deeply. I can't live without any of them, so it's hard to say.)

what Idyll is saying, if you feel smart, you listen to classical music like Mozart or Beethoven, if you feel mad, you listen to rock