Re: [microsound] memory and melody

[vadim sprikut <blohhskj@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Isn't a melody created thru elements of timbre, rhythm and amplitude?

>>absolutely. but these elements can exist without melody. to re-reference the vladislav delay example (anima), it certainly has these elements but no real discernible melody. i dont have a sense that it has a hook, and i sure cant hum it.

in pop music they call often call this the "hook".

Repetition also helps.

>>do you mean hearing the same song over and over again? if so, yeah; you hear enough of the same song repeatedly hammered into your head, youll probably retain that 'hook' element. it still begs the question of why though. i guess im more interested in the mechanism of why we retain melody moreso than the other elements. perhaps because its a gestalt phenomenon? once you break melody down into its constituent parts, it becomes difficult or impossible to retain these elements separately.

v'

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