Perceiving tonal structure in music. Krumhansl, C. L. Amer Sci, 73(4):371–378, 1985. abstract bibtex 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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