Perceiving musical tension in long chord sequences

Psychological Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 237-254

  Bigand, Emmanuel ^a   Parncutt, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEARING; HUMAN; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VOICE;

ADULT; HUMANS; MUSIC; PITCH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 0033252071     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004260050053     Document Type: Article

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