The Fifth Voice - Illusion in Music
Oct 4, 2023 17:47:51 GMT
Post by Zi on Oct 4, 2023 17:47:51 GMT
This is what I was referring to in the other thread.
Levitin says this:
"In piano works such as Sinding's "The Rustle of Spring" or Chopin's Fantasy-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, op, 66, the notes go by so quickly that an illusory melody emerges. Play the tune slowly and it disappears. Due to stream segregation, the melody "pops out" when the notes are close enough together in time..."
He goes on to mention the Quintina in Sardinian a capella vocal music where "a fifth female voice emerges from the four male voices when the harmony and timbres are performed just right"... p106.
I just found it fascinating. I wondered how much that was planned for in music - that is - do composers go out of their way to create those effects?
Levitin says this:
"In piano works such as Sinding's "The Rustle of Spring" or Chopin's Fantasy-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, op, 66, the notes go by so quickly that an illusory melody emerges. Play the tune slowly and it disappears. Due to stream segregation, the melody "pops out" when the notes are close enough together in time..."
He goes on to mention the Quintina in Sardinian a capella vocal music where "a fifth female voice emerges from the four male voices when the harmony and timbres are performed just right"... p106.
I just found it fascinating. I wondered how much that was planned for in music - that is - do composers go out of their way to create those effects?
