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Timing in music and temporal logic. / Marsden, Alan.
In: Journal of Mathematics and Music, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2007, p. 173-189.

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Marsden, A 2007, 'Timing in music and temporal logic.', Journal of Mathematics and Music, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/17459730701666887

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Marsden, A. (2007). Timing in music and temporal logic. Journal of Mathematics and Music, 1(3), 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/17459730701666887

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Marsden A. Timing in music and temporal logic. Journal of Mathematics and Music. 2007;1(3):173-189. doi: 10.1080/17459730701666887

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Marsden, Alan. / Timing in music and temporal logic. In: Journal of Mathematics and Music. 2007 ; Vol. 1, No. 3. pp. 173-189.

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