The original edition of The Geometry of Musical Rhythm was the first book to provide a
systematic and accessible computational geometric analysis of the musical rhythms of the …

The Pythagoreans linked musical intervals with integer ratios, cosmic order, and the human
soul. The empirical approach of Aristoxenus, based on real musicians making real music …

Hierarchical structure similar to that associated with prosody and syntax in language can be
identified in the rhythmic and harmonic progressions that underlie Western tonal music …

The perception of consonance/dissonance of musical harmonies is strongly correlated with
their periodicity. This is shown in this article by consistently applying recent results from …

Statistical Parsing for Harmonic Analysis of Jazz Chord Sequences Page 1 Introduction
Harmonic Analysis Parsing Statistical Parsing Conclusion Statistical Parsing for Harmonic …

Various patterns of the organization of Western tonal music exhibit hierarchical structure,
among them the harmonic progressions underlying melodies and the metre underlying …

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 …

Een woord van dank aan de mensen die er aan bijgedragen hebben dat dit proefschrift nu is
zoals het is. Ik wil graag mijn promotor en begeleider Rens Bod bedanken, allereerst voor …

The previous chapter traced a path towards an understanding of the inadequacy of
epistemological approaches to knowledge formation that do not account for the deeply …

Musical tuning systems are found in intriguing diversity in human cultures around the world
and over the history of human music-making. Traditional justifications for the adoption of …