Musicality without Humanity
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https://doi.org/10.54103/2465-0137/26927Keywords:
Singing, Vocalization, Communication, Territorial Advertising, Turn-TakingAbstract
After years in which the study of musical abilities in species other than humans occurred sporadically, the investigation of these building blocks (e.g., rhythm, frequency variation) received a new impetus. Using the comparative approach, recent studies have shown how the investigation of rhythm in the vocal displays of primate species can yield surprising results that help us to shed light on the factors that may have acted as selective pressures throughout the evolution of the primate tree. This contribution aims to review the studies conducted in the last decade on primates and understand how these can be useful in reconstructing a phylogeny of some of the abilities that enable humans to make music.
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