Musical Articulation: A Synoptic View of Baroque Form
As it does with any continuing stimulus, the response to a prolonged tone or group of tones will eventually disappear from consciousness. How long this takes to happen will depend on the nature of the stimulus: in the case of a single tone, obviously on its loudness, but also on its structure, on w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2003-03-01
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| Series: | Current Musicology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/4940 |
| Summary: | As it does with any continuing stimulus, the response to a prolonged tone or group of tones will eventually disappear from consciousness. How long this takes to happen will depend on the nature of the stimulus: in the case of a single tone, obviously on its loudness, but also on its structure, on whether this is simply sinusoidal, or compound. In any event, the tone must be repeated or a different tone sounded if a melodic formulation is to arise.
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| ISSN: | 0011-3735 |