Of all the sublime moments in operatic literature, few surpass "Pur ti miro, pur ti godo" (I gaze at you, I possess you), the final love duet between Nero and Poppea in Monteverdi's "L'incoronazione …
Melodic Expectation: A Case Study
Due to inherent limitations in our own perceptive and cognitive abilities, we find the anticipation and realization of unexpected events and connections (within certain parameters) extremely …