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Ltd, with the kind permission of Universal Edition AG Vienna.)

c o n t r a s t at t h e v e r y c e n t e r of t h e w o r k ( E x a m p l e 4). Pizzicato, arco, a n d col legno

c h o r d s a r e c u e s t y p i c a l of S e c t i o n D ( E x a m p l e 5) w h e r e a s s e c t i o n E r e - a d o p t s
a s y s t e m s i m i l a r to S e c t i o n s A a n d B. T h e f i n a l s e c t i o n s t r e s s e s a h i g h F a n d d o u b l e
s t r i n g p l a y i n g w h i c h p r o d u c e s i n t e r v a l s of d i m i n i s h e d f i f t h s ( E x a m p l e 6).
It is i n t e r e s t i n g t h a t r e s u l t s p r o d u c e d for B o u l e z ' Eclat, w h i c h is s t y l i s t i c a l l y v e r y
d i f f e r e n t f r o m Sequenza VI a r e a n a l o g o u s to t h o s e of t h e first e x p e r i m e n t . F i g u r e s
2 a n d 3 c l e a r l y d e m o n s t r a t e s i m i l a r g r o u p i n g b e h a v i o r o n t h e p a r t of all s u b j e c t s .
A r e d u c e d n u m b e r of s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e s w a s n o t e d ( T a b l e 2). N o r , m o r e o v e r ,
w a s t h e r e a n y s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e f r o m o n e l i s t e n i n g s e s s i o n to t h e n e x t , n o r in
t h e w a y t h e h i e r a r c h i c i m p o r t a n c e of s e g m e n t s w a s p e r c e i v e d d u r i n g l i s t e n i n g
( T a b l e 3), as is s h o w n in F i g u r e 3. T h e Y axis s h o w s t h e s u m of t h e w e i g h t s (1, 2

Table 2 Significant comparisons (Fisher's Exact Test) between the proportions of

responses by musicians and non-musicians for Boulez' Eclat.

Time Session I Session 2 Confirmations Hierarchization

3'25" -- -- -- .0328
3'30" .0506 -- -- --
3'35" -- -- -- .0233
4'50" -- -- -- .0253
5'15" .0034 -- -- --
5'25" -- -- -- .0556
7'45" .0506 -- .0269 .0384
9'12" -- -- -- .0439
9'40" .0506 -- -- --