An historical and epistemological approach to the musical notion of “form-bearing” element
Marie-Élisabeth Duchez
The perceptual emergence of a form-bearing — or “morphophoric” musical element deriving from concrete conditions production, and the articulation this concept as derived cultural in which it operates, are directly linked to epistemological requirements conceptual knowledge well historical development music culture. rational morphorphoric notion pitch (perceptual salience awareness, representative spatialization, conceptualization measurement, symbolization) based on its treble-bass character, for instance, was structural basis Western millenium, short analysis reveals these links interdependent relationships, epistemo-musical role notion.
Contemporary Music Review