Rhythmic similarity in Flamenco music: Comparing psychological and mathematical measures

Background in Music Psychology. Previous research on simple synthetic rhythmic patterns revealed the categorical structure of rhythm perception in music [1]. However, further research is needed to investigate complex rhythmic structures. This paper investigates rhythmic similarity in terms of mathematical measures and psychological measures. This study focuses on flamenco music, which is characterized by hand-clapping patterns whose underlying meter is composed of a pattern of soft and accented claps.