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Chapter 13, Dalla Bella (p. 133)

In an experiment by Dalla Bella participants were asked to indicate which of two performances might have been composed earlier.

1) Compare compositions A and B:

A

B




2) Compare compositions A and B:

A

B




(The answer is given below under Comments.)


Dalla Bella, S., & Peretz, I. (2005). Differentiation of classical music requires little learning but rhythm Cognition, 96 (2) DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2004.12.005

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Henkjan Honing said…
In both cases the second fragment (B) was composed in an older style.
August 8, 2011 at 2:59 AM
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