On the Changing Use of the Major and Minor Modes 1750-1900
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4390675 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katelyn Horn (The Ohio State University), David Huron (0000-0001-5295-9457, The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Music Theory Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-3040 • E-ISSN: 1067-3040 |
| Publisher | Society for Music Theory (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.30535/mto.21.1.4 |
| OpenAlex | W1520920741 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 7 |
Historical changes in the use of the major and minor modes are traced in Western art music for the period 1750-1900 using cluster analysis methods. The analysis focuses exclusively on the interrelationships between modality, dynamics, tempo, and articulation in a random sample of 750 notated works. The resulting clusters are consistent with several affective or expressive categories, deemedjoyful, regal, tender/lyrical, light/effervescent, serious, passionate, sneaky,andsad/relaxed. Changes across time are consistent with common intuitions regarding the shift from Classical to Romantic musical languages. Specifically, thelight/effervescentcategory which dominates the late eighteenth century shrinks dramatically by the late nineteenth century, whereas thetender/lyricalandsad/relaxedcategories increase. In general, use of the minor mode increases considerably over the 150-year period
Aesthetics · Art · Humanities · Linguistics · Literature · Major and minor · Musical · Computer Science · History · Multisensory perception and integration · Music and Audio Processing · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |