Klarinet Archive - Posting 000564.txt from 1995/05

From: Harlan Landes <harlan@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: key characteristics
Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 12:04:36 -0400

On Fri, 19 May 1995, Helen Emerson wrote:

> Why? Why is it that A major is a "bright" key? I am not necessarily
disagreeing,
> but why is it that we associate certain keys with certain characteristics?

It's not an arbitraty association; A major sounds bright. Why does it
sound bright? I couldn't answer that one, it probably has to do with the
frequencies and patterns involved and the way our brain interprets them...

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