Testing a spectral model of tonal affinity with microtonal melodies and inharmonic spectra

Musicae Scientiae

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 465-494

  Milne, Andrew J ^a   Laney, Robin ^b   Sharp, David B ^b  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affinity; harmonicity; melody; microtonality; spectral pitch similarity; spectrum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992580464     PISSN: 10298649     EISSN: 20454147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1029864915622682     Document Type: Article

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