Towards a generative syntax of tonal harmony

Journal of Mathematics and Music

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-53

  Rohrmeier, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

context free grammar; generative grammar; harmony; music and language; music cognition; music syntax; music theory; recursion; tonal music

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957935550     PISSN: 17459737     EISSN: 17459745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17459737.2011.573676     Document Type: Article

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