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Music as a System: Understanding Structure, Perception, and Evolution

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Music is often approached either as an emotional expression or as a structured form. However, recent perspectives suggest that music may be better understood as a system — one that emerges through the interaction of structure, perception, and time. This paper explores how music evolves not only through composition, but through the relationship between patterns, listeners, and experience. It builds on previous discussions of structure and listening, proposing that music is not a fixed object, but a dynamic system.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19305519

Author: Serez, Şafak

Language: English

Topic: Musicology and Musical Analysis

Subfield: Music

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7142637709

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