Musical variation

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Passmore, SamGlobal musical diversity is largely independent of linguistic and genetic histories

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Passmore, SamMusical traditions will display tree-like (vertically transmitted) structures, but also evidence of horizontal diffusion (borrowing across groups).
Passmore, SamVariation in global music may be explained by either (a) neutral drift (random cultural change) or (b) functional coevolution (adaptation of music to social structures)

Associated OCMs

  1. music