The effect of implied harmony, contour and musical expertise on judgments of similarity of familiar melodies

Journal of New Music Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-174

  Schubert, Emery ^a   Stevens, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 33748450906     PISSN: 09298215     EISSN: 17445027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09298210600835000     Document Type: Article

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