Features Of The Perception And Construction Of Melodies

This book is aimed at composers and improvisers, music theorists and musicologists

What melodic operations do inventors of melodies use in their creations? How are melodies constructed to meet the approval of large numbers of listeners over decades and centuries? What are the psychological mechanisms that allow melodies to find appeal among listeners? Answers to these questions are sought and offered in this book in an interdisciplinary approach that combines findings from cognitive science, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, musicology, music theory, and musical practice