: Developing Variations: Style and Ideology in Western Music . Rose Rosengard Subotnik. ; Musical Elaborations . Edward W. Said. ; Music and Society: The Politics of Composition, Performance and Reception . Richard Leppert, Susan McClary.

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-223
Author(s):  
Rolf Meyersohn
Keyword(s):  
Western Music

scholarly journals The Orderliness of Music from the Perspective of Complex Information Systems

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Shan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western Music ◽  
Classical Period ◽  
20Th Century Music ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One

By applying the concept of natural science to the study of music, on the one hand, we can understand the structure of music macroscopically, on the other, we can reflect on the history of music to a certain extent. Throughout the history of western music, from the classical period to the 20th century, music seems to have gone from order to disorder, but it is still orderly if analyzed carefully. Using the concept of complex information systems can give a good answer in the essence.

Absolute Pitch as a Learned Phenomenon: Evidence Consistent with the Hick-Hyman Law

1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasba Simpson ◽  
David Huron
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Absolute Pitch ◽  
Reaction Time Data ◽  
Western Music ◽  
Frequency Of Occurrence ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Expected Frequency ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Additional Support

An analysis of reaction time data collected by Miyazaki (1989) provides additional support for absolute pitch as a learned phenomenon. Specifically, the data are shown to be consistent with the Hick- Hyman law, which relates the reaction time for a given stimulus to its expected frequency of occurrence. The frequencies of occurrence are estimated by analyzing a computer-based sample of Western music. The results are consistent with the view that absolute pitch is acquired through ordinary exposure to the pitches of Western music.

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