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This study investigated how phrase-level organization in loudness and tempo relates to autonomic entrainment during music listening.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analysed multimodal physiologic recordings [electrocardiogram(ECG)-derived R-to-R intervals, respiration, continuous blood pressure (BP)] from 126 participants in the HeartFM study, each of whom listened to nine expressive solo-piano tracks drawn from a set of 30 (8 original + 22 feature-modulated versions) rendered on a reproducing piano. Music phrase structures were extracted using a Bayesian arc-detection algorithm, generating beat-level boundary profiles for loudness and tempo. Physiologic signals were converted into smooth envelopes and resampled onto the music-beat grid. 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These metrics correlated with entrainment strength; more regular phrase structures were associated with greater synchronization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Autonomic activity can be mapped to expressive phrase structures, with loudness showing stronger morphology-based alignment than tempo. Predictable phrasing and cross-feature congruence led to greater synchronisation. 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