Perceiving tonal structure in music. Krumhansl, C. L. Amer Sci, 73(4):371–378, 1985.
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Summarizes studies on the knowledge that listeners have about certain aspects of pitch structure in traditional Western music. The quantification of the tonal hierarchy, the derivation of a map of musical keys, the perceived relations between tones and between chords, and the perception of and memory for tonal music are described. The convergence between the distribution of tones in tonal compositions and probe-tone ratings suggests that listeners internalize the statistical properties of music. Findings also indicate that the psychological tonal hierarchy depends more on the ways tones are used in tonal music than on the single factor of consonance. Further studies suggest that listeners interpret chords in terms of their harmonic functions in the system of musical keys.
@Article{Krumhansl1985,
  author   = {Krumhansl, C. L.},
  journal  = {Amer Sci},
  title    = {Perceiving tonal structure in music},
  year     = {1985},
  number   = {4},
  pages    = {371--378},
  volume   = {73},
  abstract = {Summarizes studies on the knowledge that listeners have about certain
	aspects of pitch structure in traditional Western music. The quantification
	of the tonal hierarchy, the derivation of a map of musical keys,
	the perceived relations between tones and between chords, and the
	perception of and memory for tonal music are described. The convergence
	between the distribution of tones in tonal compositions and probe-tone
	ratings suggests that listeners internalize the statistical properties
	of music. Findings also indicate that the psychological tonal hierarchy
	depends more on the ways tones are used in tonal music than on the
	single factor of consonance. Further studies suggest that listeners
	interpret chords in terms of their harmonic functions in the system
	of musical keys.},
}

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