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Beethoven’s last piano sonata and those who follow crocodiles: Cross-domain mappings of auditory pitch in a musical context

This article investigates cross-modal correspondences with pitch in a comprehensive and systematic manner. It provides an overview of research (serving as a review article) and a systematic investigation of diverse mappings (reporting four perceptual experiments). It appears in a high impact journal, has placed the area of research firmly on the map, and has become a standard point of reference for researchers working on related issues. A search on Google scholar reveals 44 references to the paper, and references to it are regularly encountered at conferences and seminars.

* This collaboration with Zohar Eitan has led to a research network between Israel and the UK on ‘Cross-modal perception of music’ funded by the British Academy.

* Timmers has been invited to contribute to a volume on ‘Music & Shape’, edited by Prof Daniel Leech-Wilkinson, under contract with OUP.

*She has also been invited to act as scientific advisor for a Wellcome Trust application that will explore cross-modal correspondences in the context of a public performance and museum installation (outcome of research bid is not yet known).

Zohar Eitan and Rene Timmers contributed equally to this publication.