ISSN:
1434-6036
Keywords:
PACS. 05.45.Tp Time series analysis - 43.75.Cd Music perception and cognition - 43.75.St Musical performance analysis and training
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: Several pieces of different musical kinds were studied measuring A(t), the output amplitude of a peak detector driven by the electric signal arriving to the loudspeaker. Fixed a suitable threshold , we considered N(A), the number of times that , each of them we named event and N(t), the distribution of times t between two consecutive events. Some N(A) and N(t) distributions are displayed in the reported logarithmic plots, showing that jazz, pop, rock and other popular rhythms have noise-distribution, while classical pieces of music are characterized by more complex statistics. We pointed out the extraordinary case of the aria “La calunnia è un venticello”, where the words describe an avalanche or seismic process, calumny, and the rossinian music shows N(A) and N(t)distribution typical of earthquakes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100510070170
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