Empirically testing Tonnetz, voice-leading, and spectral models of perceived triadic distance

Journal of Mathematics and Music

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 59-85

  Milne, Andrew J ^a   Holland, Simon ^b  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fit; harmony; similarity; spectral pitch class distance; Tonnetz; voice leading distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975849809     PISSN: 17459737     EISSN: 17459745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17459737.2016.1152517     Document Type: Article

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