7 Evaluating Pitch in Audio and Music Recordings
Pitch relationships shape musical materials more than the other artistic elements. This is obvious when we consider melody as a succession of pitch relationships, and chords/harmony as simultaneously sounding pitch relationships; the main melody of a song can make a lasting impression on the listener.
With the exception of percussion instruments, nearly all musical instruments were specifically designed to produce many precise variations in pitch, far fewer variations in timbre, and most have a continuously variable range of loudness. Most Western music places great emphasis on pitch information for the communication of the musical message.
Pitch is the central artistic element of most music, ...
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