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Temporal Associations, Semantic Content and Source Bonding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Aki Pasoulas
Aki Pasoulas*
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Department of Music, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK
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E-mail: a.pasoulas@city.ac.uk
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Abstract

Inspired by Denis Smalley's theoretical ideas on spectromorphology and Albert Bregman's (1990) auditory scene analysis, I began an investigation into the formation and segregation of timescales1 in electroacoustic music. This research inevitably led me to an exploration of the factors that shape our perception of time passing and estimation of durations, where spectromorphological issues intermingle with extra-musical associations, autobiographical experiences, emotional responses, and the surrounding environment at the time of listening. Ultimately, time perception affects the structural balance of a composition. This paper, which is part of my ongoing research, examines how the perception of time is affected by the semantic meaning and the spectromorphological characteristics of sound events.

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Organised Sound , Volume 16 , Issue 1: Denis Smalley: his influence on the theory and practice of electroacoustic music , April 2011 , pp. 63 - 68
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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