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perceptual-principles · huron2001-tone-and-voice
- Citation
- huron2001-tone-and-voice
- Claim ID
- perceptual-principles
- Assertion
- Huron explains traditional voice-leading rules using perceptual principles, mainly from research on auditory stream segregation. Six core principles (toneness, temporal continuity, minimum masking, tonal fusion, pitch proximity and pitch co-modulation) account for most traditional rules, and rules derived from them that are not found in traditional theory were also found to be consistent with musical practice. Four auxiliary principles (onset synchrony, limited density, timbral differentiation and source location) act as options that distinguish types of part writing such as polyphony, homophony and close harmony.
- Quote
Six core principles are shown to account for the majority of voice-leading rules given in historical and contemporary music theory tracts. These principles are treated in a manner akin to axioms in a formal system from which the traditional rules of voice-leading are derived. Nontraditional rules arising from the derivation are shown to predict formerly unnoticed aspects of voice-leading practice. In addition to the core perceptual principles, several auxiliary principles are described. ... It is suggested that these auxiliary principles distinguish different types of part writing, such as polyphony, homophony, and close harmony.
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- page: 1, 6
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