The Theory of Musical
Equilibration
Developed by music theorist Bernd
Willimek, the Theory of Musical
Equilibration (die StrebetendenzTheorie) is the world’s first wellstructured approach used to outline
the emotional character of different musical harmonies, and it is the
first to postulate the rationale for
the emotional effect they have. It
was initially published in 1998 in the
journal Tonkünstler-Forum BadenWürttemberg, Stuttgart (Germany),
and presented in lectures, including
one held in 1997 at the University
of Rostock. The Theory of Musical
Equilibration has yet to be refuted,
and to date there is no equivalent scientific hypothesis.
How can we envision what a process of the will is like in music? It is
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