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Timescales and the Factors Influencing Time Perception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2020

Aki Pasoulas
Aki Pasoulas*
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Centre for Music and Audio Technology, University of Kent, UK
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Email: a.pasoulas@kent.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article explores timescales within absolute and psychological times, and identifies the many factors that affect our perception of time passing and estimation of durations, which inevitably influence our perception of musical structures; in particular, it discusses listening experiences, and theoretical approaches to psychological states and emotional responses. It proposes a process according to which the time-influencing factors operate between listener and music. The discussion is approached through the lens of the electroacoustic composer and makes references to short excerpts from the author’s work and related repertoire. However, as the article discusses time in relation to sound structures, it is also relevant to other time-based sound art and music.

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Organised Sound , Volume 25 , Issue 2: Time in Electroacoustic Music , August 2020 , pp. 221 - 231
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