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Musical forces : motion, metaphor, and meaning in music /

Steve Larson drew on his 20 years of research in music theory, cognitive linguistics, experimental psychology, and artificial intelligence-as well as his skill as a jazz pianist-to show how the experience of physical motion can shape one's musical experience. Clarifying the roles of analogy, me...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Larson, Steve, 1955-2011
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, Ã2012.
Colección:Musical meaning and interpretation.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A theory of musical forces. Thinking about music and thinking in music : pattern, meaning, analogy, metaphor and hierarchies ; Something in the way she moves : the metaphor of musical motion ; Melodic forces : gravity, magnetism, and inertia ; A theory of melodic expectation ; Rhythm, meter, and musical forces ; Analyses
  • Evidence for musical forces. Converging evidence : an introduction to part 2 ; Evidence from experiments in visual perception and neuroscience ; Evidence from compositions and improvisations ; Evidence from music-theoretical misunderstandings ; Evidence from a listener-judgment experiment ; Evidence from comparing computer models with production-experiment results
  • Conclusion. Summary and prospects.