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Key Structure

Key Structure is a foundational academic contribution within tonal analysis that represents a distinct methodological or theoretical construct—such as a model, framework, or metric—distinguished by its role in organizing and interpreting hierarchical tonal relationships in musical compositions.

63

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3.9K

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154

Authors

76

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2017–2026

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Publications

63

Tracing the dynamic changes in perceived tonal organization in a spatial representation of musical keys.

Carol L. Krumhansl, Edward J. Kessler · Psychological Review · 1982 · 902 citations

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Proceedings of the 2017 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics eBooks · 2017 · 398 citations · Full text

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Key membership and implied harmony in Western tonal music: Developmental perspectives

Laurel J. Trainor, Sandra E. Trehub · Perception & Psychophysics · 1994 · 229 citations · Full text

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The Perception of Large-Scale Tonal Closure

Nicholas Cook · Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal · 1987 · 196 citations

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A History of Key Characteristics in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

John D. Arnn, Rita Steblin · Notes · 1983 · 193 citations

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Authors

154

  1. CL
    Carol L. Krumhansl

    Cornell University, United States

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

    5

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  2. EJ
    Edward J. Kessler

    Cornell University, United States

    4 publications · 1.2K citations

    4

    h-index

  3. SH
    Shou-Ching Hsiao

    Central Police University, Taiwan

    3 publications · 134 citations

    3

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  4. DK
    Da‐Yu Kao

    Central Police University, Taiwan

    3 publications · 134 citations

    3

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  5. JJ
    Jamshed J. Bharucha

    Dartmouth College, United States

    2 publications · 205 citations

    2

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Institutions

76

  1. Taipei City Government

    Taipei, Taiwan

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    134 citations

  2. Central Police University

    Taoyuan District, Taiwan

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    134 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    172 citations

  5. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    176 citations

  6. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    60 citations

  7. South China University of Technology

    Guangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    158 citations

  8. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

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Venues

  1. Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal

    4 publications · 391 citations

    4

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  2. Journal of Music Theory

    3 publications · 80 citations

    3

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  3. Psychological Review

    2 publications · 1K citations

    2

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  4. Perception & Psychophysics

    2 publications · 247 citations

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