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tonal-fusion · huron2001-tone-and-voice
- Citation
- huron2001-tone-and-voice
- Claim ID
- tonal-fusion
- Assertion
- Tonal fusion is the tendency of some concurrent tones to cohere into a single sound image. The unison fuses most, followed by the octave and then the perfect fifth. In J. S. Bach's polyphonic writing these intervals are avoided in proportion to how strongly they promote fusion, independently of the rule against parallel motion.
- Quote
Tonal fusion is the tendency for some concurrent sound combinations to cohere into a single sound image. ... The pitch interval that most encourages tonal fusion is the aptly named unison. The second most fused interval is the octave, whereas the third most fused interval is the perfect fifth ... In Huron (1991b), it was shown that in the polyphonic writing of J. S. Bach, tonally fused harmonic intervals are avoided in proportion to the strength with which each interval promotes tonal fusion. ... Note that this observation is independent of the avoidance of parallel unisons, fifths, or octaves.
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- page: 18-19
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