Musical Consonance: The Importance of Harmonicity
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A recent study suggests that musical consonance is based on harmonicity, a preference that reflects the central role of harmonicity in auditory perception.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010