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tritone paradox: a standalone construct

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Music psychology

a pitch illusion in which two tones a half-octave apart are heard as ascending by some listeners and descending by others.

In music psychology, tritone paradox refers to a pitch illusion in which two tones a half-octave apart are heard as ascending by some listeners and descending by others. This meaning comes from Deutsch (1986) in Music Perception.[1]

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References

Deutsch, D. (1986). A Musical Paradox. Music Perception, 3(3), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.2307/40285337

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