Abstract:[1] The great significance of the dictum 'the meaning of music is ineffable'-as well as the experience the dictum conveys -manifests itself in the continuity with which it has shaped Western discourse on music since its emergence in its modern version two centuries ago. (1) Although this significance is undebatable, there has been a vital and controversial discussion of its precise meaning since the nineteenth and-more intensely-during the late twentieth century, with critics asking in which particular way mus… Show more
“…A. D. Patel carried out a deep and detailed study in this area. In his book "Music, Language and Brain", he compares two unique sound systems inherent in humanslanguage and music, comparing empirical data and data from cognitive neuroscience 4 .…”
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“…Tones, like words, have certain properties that, with the help of certain rules, allow you to build unions that are more complex. Thus, the melody can be understood as a sentence 4 .…”
“…A. D. Patel carried out a deep and detailed study in this area. In his book "Music, Language and Brain", he compares two unique sound systems inherent in humanslanguage and music, comparing empirical data and data from cognitive neuroscience 4 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…<www.mtosmt.org/issues/mto.99.5.3/ mto.99.5.3.temperley.html> (2021, June, 10). 4 Patel, A.D. (2008). Music, Language and the Brain.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Music and Other Sign Systems. Music Theory Online, 20 (4). <http://www.mtosmt.org/issues/mto.14.20.4/mto.14.20.4.kutschke.php>.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Tones, like words, have certain properties that, with the help of certain rules, allow you to build unions that are more complex. Thus, the melody can be understood as a sentence 4 .…”
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