The A. shows that the perception of inherent patterns (ethnomusicology) or auditory streams (psychology) appears to be a striking example for a strategy of the human perceptual apparatus to organize the input from a highly complex acoustic environment with its multitude of stimuli on different levels. The A. advocates an interdisciplinary approach, taking findings of Gestalt theory and experimental psychology as well as ethnomusicological research on Kiganda music into consideration.
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