The Musical Modes of al-Andalus
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DOI: 10.1163/18778372-12340021
Abstract: The 13th-century Tunisian author Aḥmad at-Tīfāšī describes in his work Mutʿat al-asmāʿ fī ʿilm as-samāʿ a system of melodic modes used in al-Andalus. This essay represents a preliminary attempt to situate at-Tīfāšī’s Andalusi modes within… read more here.
Keywords: musical modes; modes andalus;
The diatonic sound of scent imagery
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DOI: 10.1177/03010066251342011
Abstract: This research investigates crossmodal correspondences between auditory stimuli, specifically musical modes, and olfactory mental imagery, represented by fragrance families. Building on the emerging literature on crossmodal correspondences, this research explores different mechanisms that might help… read more here.
Keywords: families subfamilies; fragrance families; imagery; musical modes ... See more keywords