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Musical forces [electronic resource] : motion, metaphor, and meaning in music / Steve Larson ; foreword by Robert S. Hatten

Author
Larson, Steve, 1955-2011
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 369 pages ) : illustrations
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Contents
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.
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ISBN
9780253005496 (electronic bk.)
0253005493 (electronic bk.)
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-364) and index.
Technical Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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