Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music

Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music

An analysis of a sample of polyphonic keyboard works by J.S. Bach shows that synchronous note onsets are avoided for those harmonic intervals that most promote tonal fusion (such as unison, fifths and octaves). This pattern is consistent with perceptual research showing an interaction between onset...

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Main Author: David Huron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University Libraries 2008-02-01
Series:Empirical Musicology Review
Subjects:
auditory streams
voice leading
tonal fusion
onset synchrony
Online Access:https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/31695
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spelling doaj-27f6f93f6ba74817b1f069d095e260c52020-11-25T00:41:19ZengThe Ohio State University LibrariesEmpirical Musicology Review1559-57492008-02-0131112110.18061/1811/31695Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic MusicDavid HuronAn analysis of a sample of polyphonic keyboard works by J.S. Bach shows that synchronous note onsets are avoided for those harmonic intervals that most promote tonal fusion (such as unison, fifths and octaves). This pattern is consistent with perceptual research showing an interaction between onset synchrony and tonal fusion in the formation of auditory streams (e.g., Vos, 1995). The results provide further support for the notion that polyphonic music is organized so as to facilitate the perceptual independence of the concurrent parts.https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/31695auditory streamsvoice leadingtonal fusiononset synchrony
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Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music
Empirical Musicology Review
auditory streams
voice leading
tonal fusion
onset synchrony
author_facet David Huron
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title Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music
title_short Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music
title_full Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music
title_fullStr Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music
title_full_unstemmed Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music
title_sort asynchronous preparation of tonally fused intervals in polyphonic music
publisher The Ohio State University Libraries
series Empirical Musicology Review
issn 1559-5749
publishDate 2008-02-01
description An analysis of a sample of polyphonic keyboard works by J.S. Bach shows that synchronous note onsets are avoided for those harmonic intervals that most promote tonal fusion (such as unison, fifths and octaves). This pattern is consistent with perceptual research showing an interaction between onset synchrony and tonal fusion in the formation of auditory streams (e.g., Vos, 1995). The results provide further support for the notion that polyphonic music is organized so as to facilitate the perceptual independence of the concurrent parts.
topic auditory streams
voice leading
tonal fusion
onset synchrony
url https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/31695
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