@article{ART002202451},
author={Hye-yoon Chung},
title={A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2017},
volume={74},
number={1},
pages={309-344},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hye-yoon Chung
TI - A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2017
VL - 74
IS - 1
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 309
EP - 344
SN - 1598-3021
AB - In this essay, I critically examine Cochrane’s ‘simulation theory of musical expressivity’ (2009) and then propose its expanded version as an enhanced and more comprehensive theory. While Cochrane’s theory, which commits to the ‘low-level’ simulation that concerns the primitive feelings immediately aroused in listeners, elucidates quite successfully the mechanism underlying our recognition of the musical expressivity at the local and cognitively low level, it fails to give an account of the mechanism underlying our recognition of the musical expressivity for cognitively higher emotions which usually needs a considerable span of musical unfolding. In addition, Cochrane’s theory generally overlooks the dynamic interaction between music and listeners and sees listeners as passive beings only to respond to music immediately. I argue that these problems would be solved when we introduce the ‘high-level’ simulation and that we should therefore expand Cochrane’s theory embracing the ‘high-level’ simulation. Ultimately, I argue that ‘the expanded version of a simulation theory of musical expressivity’ as I suggest overcomes successfully not only the problems in Cochrane’s theory but also those in other theories on musical expressivity providing a better account of the mechanism to which those theories fail to give due attention or to offer clarification.
KW - musical expressivity;simulation;simulation theory of mindreading;musical persona
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309
ER -
Hye-yoon Chung. (2017). A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 74(1), 309-344.
Hye-yoon Chung. 2017, "A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.74, no.1 pp.309-344. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309
Hye-yoon Chung "A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 74.1 pp.309-344 (2017) : 309.
Hye-yoon Chung. A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version. 2017; 74(1), 309-344. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309
Hye-yoon Chung. "A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 74, no.1 (2017) : 309-344.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309
Hye-yoon Chung. A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 74(1), 309-344. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309
Hye-yoon Chung. A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2017; 74(1) 309-344. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309
Hye-yoon Chung. A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version. 2017; 74(1), 309-344. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309
Hye-yoon Chung. "A Simulation Theory of Musical Expressivity — An Expanded Version" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 74, no.1 (2017) : 309-344.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.74.1.201702.309
