Performance time productivity and versatility estimates for 102 classical composers

Psychology of Music

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-46

  Kozbelt, Aaron ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Creative productivity; Creativity; Eminence; Historiometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 61949427300     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735608090846     Document Type: Article

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