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The perception of music.

H C Longuet-Higgins

    Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
    |August 31, 1979
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    Summary

    Humans can recognize music through rhythmic and tonal relationships, even with varied performances. This study explores conceptual structures for Western classical music and how they are created, using a computer program for transcription.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Science
    • Musicology
    • Computer Science

    Background:

    • Human ability to recognize and reproduce music is remarkable.
    • Perceptual constancy allows listeners to identify music despite acoustic variations.
    • Understanding the cognitive structures behind music perception is key.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe conceptual structures for Western classical music representation.
    • To investigate the processes involved in creating these musical structures.
    • To develop and test new hypotheses on rhythm and tonality perception.

    Main Methods:

    • Formulating new hypotheses on rhythm and tonality perception.
    • Developing a computer program to transcribe musical performances.
    • Utilizing computational modeling to represent musical structures.

    Main Results:

    • A computer program was created to transcribe live keyboard performances.
    • The program converts performances into standard musical notation.
    • Hypotheses on rhythm and tonality perception were implemented computationally.

    Conclusions:

    • The study provides insights into the cognitive representation of Western classical music.
    • Computational models can aid in understanding music perception.
    • The developed program offers a tool for analyzing musical performances.

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