Changing Use of Seventh Chords: A Replication of Mauch et al. (2015)
Mauch, MacCallum, Levy, and Leroi (2015) carried out a large-scale study of changes in American popular music between 1960 and 2010. Using signal processing methods, they found evidence suggesting a decreasing use of the dominant seventh chord and increasing use of the minor-minor seventh chord. Whi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Ohio State University Libraries
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Empirical Musicology Review |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v11i1.4949 |
| Summary: | Mauch, MacCallum, Levy, and Leroi (2015) carried out a large-scale study of changes in American popular music between 1960 and 2010. Using signal processing methods, they found evidence suggesting a decreasing use of the dominant seventh chord and increasing use of the minor-minor seventh chord. While signal analysis methods have improved substantially in recent years, the accuracy of signal-based analysis remains imperfect. Using a contrasting method and independent musical sample, this paper reports converging evidence replicating these findings. |
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| ISSN: | 1559-5749 |