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Images of Sonic Objects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2010

Rolf Inge Godøy
Rolf Inge Godøy*
Affiliation:
Department of Musicology, University of Oslo, P.B. 1017 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway
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E-mail: r.i.godoy@imv.uio.no
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Abstract

Based on innumerable informal accounts and a number of scientific studies, there can be no doubt that people often have quite vivid images of musical sound in their minds, and that this is the case regardless of levels of musical training. Various introspective accounts and more recent neurocognitive research seem to converge in suggesting that imagery for music is closely linked with imagery for music-related actions. In this paper, the consequences of sound–action links for our notions of the sonic image are discussed, with a particular focus on the relationship between sonic objects and action chunks. In conclusion, the exploitation of action imagery is seen as holding great promise in enhancing our means for musical imagery in various creative, research and educational contexts.

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Organised Sound , Volume 15 , Issue 1: Sonic imagery , April 2010 , pp. 54 - 62
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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