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> So basically what I'm asking is, is there a way you can represent consonance and dissonance/brightness and darkness in an objective and quantifiable way?
Of course, characterizing consonance/dissonance (henceforth C&D) is a long-standing pr…
Thanks to everyone for the many suggestions. We have been following up on each recommendation. Some of you might have noticed that a disproportionate number of the suggested passages are in compound meters -- as we anticipated. Jankélévitch thought …