A "cumulative" method of quantifying tonal consonance in musical key contexts

Music Perception

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-188

  Smith, Allan B ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Old Mill Pond School ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33749579078     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/40285748     Document Type: Article

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