Connectionist models of musical thinking / Harold E. Fiske.

Author/creator Fiske, Harold E.
Format Book
Publication InfoLewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 112
Studies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 112. ^A231525
Contents Preface / Matthew Royal -- Introduction: towards a cognitive model of musical listening -- A concept model of musical thinking -- A supervised model of musical learning -- Musical interpretation and expression -- Musical reasoning -- Is music cognition limited to three decision-types? -- Beyond neural networks.
Abstract For the past decade, the author has been using neural network models to test his theory that musical thinking can be described as a hierarchy of progressively more intricate pattern-comparison activity, and that the resulting musical realizations are limited to only three cognitive category types. He describes the development of his theory, several related experimental studies, and the neural network models he uses to test the theory. Neural network methodology can seem daunting, he admits, so he has tried to keep technical descriptions to a minimum in order to highlight his main goal: to describe and test a set of principles that appear to represent the foundation of musical understanding.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) and index.
LCCN 2004064991
ISBN0773461922

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3838 .F41 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold