A microcosm of musical expression. III. Contributions of timing and dynamics to the aesthetic impression of pianists' performances of the initial measures of Chopin's Etude in E major

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 469-478

  Repp, Bruno H ^a  

^a HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ART; ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; HEARING; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; ESTHETICS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033040232     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.427078     Document Type: Article

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