Comparing notes how we make sense of music
Comparing Notes explores what music is, why all of us are musical, and how abstract patterns of sound that might not appear to mean anything can, in fact, be meaningful. From pitch and rhythm to dynamics and timbre, the author shows how all the elements of music cohere through the principle of imita...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pegasus Books,
2018.
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| Edition: | First Pegasus books hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: | Comparing Notes explores what music is, why all of us are musical, and how abstract patterns of sound that might not appear to mean anything can, in fact, be meaningful. From pitch and rhythm to dynamics and timbre, the author shows how all the elements of music cohere through the principle of imitation to create an abstract narrative in sound that we instinctively grasp, whether listening to Bach or the Beatles. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 344 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-321) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781681777443 1681777444 |
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