Em busca de uma definição para o fenômeno do ouvido absoluto

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Germano, Nayana di Giuseppe [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Ouvido absoluto; Audição (Fisiologia); Musica - Aspectos fisiologicos; Percepção auditiva; Percepção musical; Absolute pitch
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/128062; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/cathedra/24-09-2015/000849595.pdf

The cognitive phenomenon known as Absolute Pitch (AP) has been much studied and discussed over the last century, with a vast quantity of papers dedicated to the reflection on the peculiarities of this ability. Aswe observe varied the definitions used by many researchers, it is possible to identify that the main characteristic of the phenomenon is the capacity to recognize and identify tones using verbal labels (more specifically note names) without any kind of external reference (as apitch fork). However, the definitions also include many specific criteria, non-consensual, pointed by different researchers in their search for a more accurate comprehension of this cognitive phenomenon. In this context, it is important to point out somequestions: what are the pertinent criteria for a precise definition of the AP ability? Considering a specific group of criteria, are they really capable of satisfactorily and adequately explaining the subjacent structure of this cognitive phenomenon? Considering these questions, the main objective of this dissertation is to present a critical review of the literature on AP, which willbegin with the survey of the theoretical structure of definition of the phenomenon presentedon the first papers on this subject. These will be followed by discussions on the more recent perspectives on the AP phenomenon, including considerations on its different variables. In the end, some discussions will be presented regarding the relations between AP and the cognitive ability known as Relative Pitch (RP), a very important ability in the musical field