Thematic fame, melodic originality, and musical zeitgeist: A biographical and transhistorical content analysis.

Blind variation and selective retentions in creative thought as in other knowledge processes.

Donald T. Campbell · Psychological Review · 1960 · 2.3K citations

Management, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology +10

Creative Productivity Between the Ages of 20 and 80 Years

Wayne Dennis · Journal of Gerontology · 1966 · 230 citations

Management, Human Development, Psychology +17

Creative productivity, age, and stress: A biographical time-series analysis of 10 classical composers.

Dean Keith Simonton · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1977 · 214 citations

Humanities, Musicology, Creativity +10

Information Theory and Esthetic Perception

Arthur B. Wenk, Abraham A. Moles, Joel E. Cohen · Notes · 1968 · 184 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Aesthetics +13

Rated preference for musical compositions as it relates to complexity and exposure frequency

Ronald G. Heyduk · Perception & Psychophysics · 1975 · 172 citations · Full text

Humanities, Music Education, Musicology +11