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Understanding Musical Semantics by ieysimurra is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This article discusses the semantics and understanding of music. It argues that music can resemble mental processes like wrath through its pitch, timbre, and rhythm in a way that words alone cannot. Music originated from the human voice as a natural reaction to emotions and mental events. While instruments are not identical to the voice, their sounds must resemble vocal structures and patterns in order to serve as a vehicle for human expression. The human voice establishes the basic structure and model for

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ieysimurra

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