Comment on Huron and Veltman: Does a Cognitive Approach to Medieval Mode Make Sense?

This commentary examines Huron and Veltman’s article from the perspective of historical musicology. The following issues are discussed: • The authors regard modes as conceptual categories of the medieval listener, which seems unlikely on historical and theoretical grounds. • Pitch class profiles are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frans Wiering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University Libraries 2006-09-01
Series:Empirical Musicology Review
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Online Access:https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/24073