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... Melodic laws complement the harmonic laws . Melodic laws express the object's internal homogeneity and govern the evolution of symbols while the sonic object lasts . ― First melodic law : This law simply expresses the repetition of ...
... Melodic laws complement the harmonic laws . Melodic laws express the object's internal homogeneity and govern the evolution of symbols while the sonic object lasts . ― First melodic law : This law simply expresses the repetition of ...
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... melodies . " Information theory must go back to the studies on this subject , most of which assume the existence of scales as the basis of the melodic structure . By way of preliminaries we note the following : ( 1 ) Melody is only one ...
... melodies . " Information theory must go back to the studies on this subject , most of which assume the existence of scales as the basis of the melodic structure . By way of preliminaries we note the following : ( 1 ) Melody is only one ...
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... melodic phrase . In interpreting the relations between the semantic message and the esthetic message , we translate the concept of form as foresee- ability . This foreseeability restrains the choice among symbols as- sembled in ...
... melodic phrase . In interpreting the relations between the semantic message and the esthetic message , we translate the concept of form as foresee- ability . This foreseeability restrains the choice among symbols as- sembled in ...
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