Abstract
The humpback whale sings a song that defies easy characterization and human perception. This paper attempts to develop a new form a visual notation for this song which enables humans to better perceive its musicality, tonality and morphology, combining elements of sonographic and musical notations. The beauty of the humpback whale song is considered as to whether it is an inherent characteristic or a human projection.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 347-358 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Art and Perception |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Keywords
- Humpback whale
- aesthetic selection
- animal music
- musical morphology
- spectrographic analysis
- visualization