A New Morphological Notation for the Music of Humpback Whales
The humpback whale sings a song that defies easy characterization and human perception. This paper attempts to develop a new form a visual notation for this song which enables humans to better perceive its musicality, tonality and morphology, combining elements of sonographic and musical notations....
| Published in: | Art & Perception |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Brill
2015
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22134913-00002040 https://brill.com/view/journals/artp/3/3/article-p347_8.xml https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/artp/3/3/article-p347_8.xml |
| Summary: | The humpback whale sings a song that defies easy characterization and human perception. This paper attempts to develop a new form a visual notation for this song which enables humans to better perceive its musicality, tonality and morphology, combining elements of sonographic and musical notations. The beauty of the humpback whale song is considered as to whether it is an inherent characteristic or a human projection. |
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