A Comparison of Average Pitch Height and Interval Size in Major- and Minor-key Themes: Evidence Consistent with Affect-related Pitch Prosody
An analysis of 9,788 instrumental themes shows that minor-key themes are, on average, slightly lower in pitch than major-key themes. The lower pitch is not merely an artifact of structural differences in the scales. In addition, instrumental themes in minor keys show a weak though significant tenden...
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| Language: | English |
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The Ohio State University Libraries
2008-05-01
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| Series: | Empirical Musicology Review |
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| Online Access: | https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/31940 |