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Perceptual Assertiveness of Elected Dimensions: An Extrapolation Derived From Schoenberg Op. 16, No. 3 "Farben"

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to derive extrapolations of compositional significance from Schoenberg's Op. 16 No. 3 "Farben." An extrapolation, in this sense, is the utilization of concepts extracted from musical analysis for creative purposes. The two concepts derived from the analysis of Schoenberg's piece are elected limitations and thresholds of perception. An example of elected limitation is the emphasis of one musical dimension (e.g., texture) by mitigating another (e.g., pitch). Thresholds of perception, on the other hand, are an estimation of the limits of the amount of information a listener is able to process at a given time.

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