The perception of music

Contents: Part I:Syntax.Sound and Music. The Material. Syntax. Psychological Origins and Development of the Sense of Tonality. Part II:Rhetoric.Musical Discourse. Perception and Linear Organization. Perception and Simultaneous Organization. Part III:Expression and Meaning.The Problem of Meaning. Consistency and Coherence of Semantic Judgments. Themes of Signification: Symbolic Elements. Themes of Signification: Aspects and Degrees of Convention. Conclusion.