A Quantitative Study of Chromaticism: Changes Observed in Historical Eras and Individual Composers

Music historians have observed informally that Western music became increasingly chromatic between roughly 1600 and 1900. This view is tested formally, and the results are shown to be consistent with the standard view. Music historians have similarly assumed that the music of major composers such as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daniel Perttu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University Libraries 2007-05-01
Series:Empirical Musicology Review
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Online Access:https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/24822