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In this paper we develop an approach to musicology within the
discussion of emergentism. First of all, we claim that some theories of
musicology could be insufficient in describing and explaining musical
phenomena when emergent properties are not taken into account. Actually,
musicology usually considers just syntactical elements, structures and
processes and puts only a little emphasis, if any, over perceptual aspects of
human hearing. On the other hand, recent research efforts are currently being
directed towards an understanding of the emergent properties of auditory
perception, especially in fields such as cognitive science. Such research leads
to other views concerning old issues in musicology and could create a fruitful
approach, filling the gap between musicology and auditory perception.
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conference: IX SBCM (Brazilian Society of Musical Computation)
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- family: El-Hani
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- family: Zampronha
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date: 2003
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keywords: 'emergentism, musicology, dissonance'
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title: 'Emergentism and musicology: an alternative perspective to the understanding of dissonance.'
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