Tonal Pitch Space

Author/creator Lerdahl, Fred Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Description432 p. ill 06.100 x 09.200 in.
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Summary Annotation Building on the foundation of Lerdahl and Jackendoff's influential<em>A Generative Theory of Tonal Music</em>, this volume presents a multidimensional model of diatonic and chromatic spaces that quantifies listeners' intuitions of the relative distances of pitches, chords, and keys from a given tonic. The model is employed to assign prolongational structure, represent paths through the space, and compute patterns of tension and attraction as musical events unfold, thereby providing a partial basis for understanding musical narration, expectation, and expression. Conceived as both a music-theoretic treatise and a contribution to the cognitive science of music, this book will be of interest to music theorists, musicologists, composers, computer musicians, and cognitive psychologists.
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LCCN 00031371
ISBN9780195178296
ISBN0195178297 (Perfect) On Demand
Standard identifier# 9780195178296
Stock number00020142

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