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How music works : a listener's guide to the science and psychology of beautiful sounds / John Powell.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Science Music / Read morePublication details: London : Particular Books, 2010.Description: 264 p. : ill., music ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781846143151
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML 3805 P882ho 2010
Contents:
So, what is music, anyway? -- What is perfect pitch and do I have it? -- Notes and noises -- Xylophones and saxophones : same notes but different sounds -- Instrumental break -- How loud is loud? -- Harmony and cacophony -- Weighing up scales -- The self-confident major and the emotional minor -- I got rhythm -- Making music -- Listening to music -- Fiddly details. Naming and identifying intervals ; Using the Decibel system ; Tuning an instrument to the pentatonic scale ; Calculating equal temperament ; The notes of the major keys.
Summary: John Powell, a scientist and musician, answers questions about harmony, timbre, keys, chords, loudness, musical composition, and many more in this intriguing and original guide to acoustics
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) ML 3805 P882ho 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000101142

"A listener's guide to harmony, keys, broken chords, perfect pitch and the secrets of a good tune". (port.)

Includes bibliographical references( p. 256-258) and index.

So, what is music, anyway? -- What is perfect pitch and do I have it? -- Notes and noises -- Xylophones and saxophones : same notes but different sounds -- Instrumental break -- How loud is loud? -- Harmony and cacophony -- Weighing up scales -- The self-confident major and the emotional minor -- I got rhythm -- Making music -- Listening to music -- Fiddly details. Naming and identifying intervals ; Using the Decibel system ; Tuning an instrument to the pentatonic scale ; Calculating equal temperament ; The notes of the major keys.

John Powell, a scientist and musician, answers questions about harmony, timbre, keys, chords, loudness, musical composition, and many more in this intriguing and original guide to acoustics

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