Pitch, timbre, and rhythm

Andrew J. Milne; Kirk N. Olsen

Pitch, timbre, and rhythm

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

Pitch, timbre, and rhythm are fundamental building blocks of music and, in almost all cultures, music is created through the deliberate manipulation of one or more of these elements. Importantly, pitch, timbre, and rhythm are not objective features of the acoustic signal but subjective experiences within the listener’s mind. In this chapter, we will show how the psychological experiences of pitch, timbre, and rhythm are linked to physical characteristics of sound. As we shall see, these links are surprisingly complex.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Science and Psychology of Music
Editors	William Forde Thompson, Kirk N. Olsen
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	ABC-CLIO
Pages	14-20
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781440857720
ISBN (Print)	9781440857713
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

music
pitch
rhythm

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Pitch, timbre, and rhythm

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