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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
    given: C. N.
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  - family: Zampronha
    given: E. S.
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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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