24/07/2020
Rhythm and pitch are the 2 primary dimensions of music.
They are interesting psychologically because simple, well-
defined units combine to form highly complex and varied
patterns. This article brings together the major
developments in research on how these dimensions are
perceived and remembered, beginning with
psychophysical results on time and pitch perception.
Progressively larger units are considered, moving from
basic psychological categories of temporal and frequency
ratios, to pulse and scale, to metrical and tonal
hierarchies, to the formation of musical rhythms and
melodies, and finally to the cognitive representation of
large-scale musical form. Interactions between the
dimensions are considered, and major theoretical
proposals are described. The article identifies various
links between musical structure and perceptual and
cognitive processes, suggesting psychological influences
on how sounds are patterned in music.
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