In Search of Universal Properties of Musical Scales
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| ID | 5304397 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Aline Honingh (0000-0002-6721-1422, University of Amsterdam, autor correspondente), Rens Bod (University of Amsterdam) |
| Ano | 2011 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 81-89 |
| Data de publicação | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of New Music Research (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0929-8215 • E-ISSN: 1744-5027 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09298215.2010.543281 |
| OpenAlex | W2136484415 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 15 |
Musical scales have both general and culture-specific properties. While most common scales use octave equivalence and discrete pitch relationships, there seem to be no other universal properties. This paper presents an additional property across the world's musical scales that may qualify for universality. When the intervals of 998 (just intonation) scales from the Scala Archive are represented on an Euler lattice, 96.7% of them form star-convex structures. For the subset of traditional scales this percentage is even 100%. We present an attempted explanation for the star-convexity feature, suggesting that the mathematical search for universal musical properties has not yet reached its limits
Acoustics · Convexity · Musical · Physics · Pure mathematics · Computer Science · Mathematics · Music and Audio Processing · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Neuroscience and Music Perception
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,23 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 3 |