The science of harmony : a psychophysical basis for perceptual tensions and resolutions in music

• Main Authors: Chan, Paul Yaozhu, Dong, Minghui, Li, Haizhou
• Other Authors: School of Computer Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Computer science and engineering; Psychophysical Basis; Subharmonic Modulations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145515
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper attempts to establish a psychophysical basis for both stationary (tension in chord sonorities) and transitional (resolution in chord progressions) harmony. Harmony studies the phenomenon of combining notes in music to produce a pleasing effect greater than the sum of its parts. Being both...