Judging the pleasantness of contour-rhythm-pitch-timbre musical combinations

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 581-611

  Makris, Ioannis ^a   Mullet, Étienne ^b  

^a Techological Institute of Piraeus   (Greece)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MUSIC; PERIODICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MUSIC; PERIODICITY;

EID: 1642288537     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423661     Document Type: Article

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