motion, metaphor, and meaning in music Larson, Steve creator text bibliography ilu Bloomington Indiana University Press 2012 monographic eng

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369 p. : ill. Introduction -- A theory of musical forces. Thinking about music and thinking in music : pattern, meaning, analogy, metaphor and hierarchies ; Something in the way she moves : the metaphor of musical motion ; Melodic forces : gravity, magnetism, and inertia ; A theory of melodic expectation ; Rhythm, meter, and musical forces ; Analyses -- Evidence for musical forces. Converging evidence : an introduction to part 2 ; Evidence from experiments in visual perception and neuroscience ; Evidence from compositions and improvisations ; Evidence from music-theoretical misunderstandings ; Evidence from a listener-judgment experiment ; Evidence from comparing computer models with production-experiment results -- Conclusion. Summary and prospects. HKBU library Steve Larson ; foreword by Robert S. Hatten. YT2025 M09 Music Physiological aspects Music Physiological effect Music Psychological aspects ML3820 L318 M 2012 9780253356826 0253356822 9780253005496 0253005493 SDU 110607