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Tonal Understanding

Tonal Understanding is a cognitive framework in music cognition that enables the perception, organization, and interpretation of pitch relationships within a tonal system, distinguishing itself by formalizing the hierarchical and functional roles of pitches and harmonies relative to a central tonic.

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2017–2026

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131

A Generative Theory of Tonal Music

Peter Child, Fred Lerdahl, Ray Jackendoff · Computer Music Journal · 1984 · 3.8K citations

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Implicit learning of tonality: A self-organizing approach.

Barbara Tillmann, Jamshed J. Bharucha, Emmanuel Bigand · Psychological Review · 2000 · 446 citations

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The internal representation of pitch sequences in tonal music.

Diana Deutsch, John A. Feroe · Psychological Review · 1981 · 329 citations

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A Generative Theory of Tonal Music

J. D. Y. Peel, Wayne Slawson, Fred Lerdahl et al. · Journal of Music Theory · 1984 · 247 citations

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Modeling Tonal Tension

Fred Lerdahl, Carol L. Krumhansl · Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal · 2007 · 237 citations

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Authors

206

  1. FL
    Fred Lerdahl

    Columbia University, United States

    8 publications · 4.6K citations

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  2. RJ
    Ray Jackendoff

    Brandeis University, United States

    6 publications · 4.2K citations

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  3. CL
    Carol L. Krumhansl

    Cornell University, United States

    5 publications · 593 citations

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  4. MA
    Mark A. Schmuckler

    University of Toronto, Canada

    4 publications · 136 citations

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  5. LL
    Lola L. Cuddy

    Queen's University, Canada

    4 publications · 77 citations

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Institutions

99

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    444 citations

  3. The Scarborough Hospital

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    195 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    473 citations

  5. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    93 citations

  6. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    180 citations

  7. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    55 citations

  8. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    530 citations

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  1. Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal

    13 publications · 933 citations

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  2. Journal of Music Theory

    7 publications · 592 citations

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  3. Perception & Psychophysics

    7 publications · 658 citations

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  4. Music Theory Spectrum

    6 publications · 166 citations

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  5. Psychology of Music

    5 publications · 164 citations

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