Zipf's law and the creation of musical context

Musicae Scientiae

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-18

  Zanette, Damiáan H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BALSEIRO   (Argentina)

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EID: 84992817977     PISSN: 10298649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102986490601000101     Document Type: Article

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