Implicit Absolute Pitch Representation Affects Basic Tonal Perception

What is it about?

It is undisputed that the cognition of tonal music is primarily established by pitch relationships set within a tonal scheme such as a major or minor key. The corresponding notion—that absolute pitch and absolute key are largely inconsequential for tonal cognition—thus seems inevitable. Here, we challenge the latter notion, presenting data suggesting that absolute pitch and absolute key significantly modify listeners’ judgments of tonal fit and tonal tension

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Why is it important?

Challenges the absolute pitch "transposition equivalence" dogma