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UNINA9910463534003321 |
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Autore |
Larson Steve <1955-2011.> |
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Titolo |
Musical forces [[electronic resource] ] : motion, metaphor, and meaning in music / / Steve Larson ; foreword by Robert S. Hatten |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-59634-1 |
9786613626172 |
0-253-00549-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (392 p.) |
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Collana |
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Musical meaning & interpretation |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Music - Physiological aspects |
Music - Physiological effect |
Music - Psychological aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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Steve Larson drew on his 20 years of research in music theory, cognitive linguistics, experimental psychology, and artificial intelligence-as well as his skill as a jazz pianist-to show how the experience of physical motion can shape one's musical experience. Clarifying the roles of analogy, metaphor, grouping, pattern, hierarchy, and emergence in the explanation of musical meaning, Larson |
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explained how listeners hear tonal music through the analogues of physical gravity, magnetism, and inertia. His theory of melodic expectation goes beyond prior theories in predicting complete melodic patt |
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