Tuning Timbre Spectrum Scale

Author : William A. Sethares
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781447141778

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Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale by William A. Sethares Pdf

Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale focuses on perceptions of consonance and dissonance, and how these are dependent on timbre. This also relates to musical scale: certain timbres sound more consonant in some scales than others. Sensory consonance and the ability to measure it have important implications for the design of audio devices and for musical theory and analysis. Applications include methods of adapting sounds for arbitrary scales, ways to specify scales for nonharmonic sounds, and techniques of sound manipulation based on maximizing (or minimizing) consonance. Special consideration is given here to a new method of adaptive tuning that can automatically adjust the tuning of a piece based its timbral character so as to minimize dissonance. Audio examples illustrating the ideas presented are provided on an accompanying CD. This unique analysis of sound and scale will be of interest to physicists and engineers working in acoustics, as well as to musicians and psychologists.

Author : William Arthur Sethares
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781846286407

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Rhythm and Transforms by William Arthur Sethares Pdf

Rhythm and Transforms is a book that explores rhythm in music, its structure and how we perceive it. The book will be bought by engineers interested in acoustic signal processing as well as musicians, composers and computer scientists. Anyone interested in the scientific basis of music from psychologists to the designers of electronic musical instruments will be interested in this book.

Author : Theodore Levin
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253045034

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Where Rivers and Mountains Sing by Theodore Levin Pdf

Theodore Levin takes readers on a journey through the rich sonic world of inner Asia, where the elemental energies of wind, water, and echo; the ubiquitous presence of birds and animals; and the legendary feats of heroes have inspired a remarkable art and technology of sound-making among nomadic pastoralists. As performers from Tuva and other parts of inner Asia have responded to the growing worldwide popularity of their music, Levin follows them to the West, detailing their efforts to nourish global connections while preserving the power and poignancy of their music traditions.

Author : Diana Deutsch
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781483292731

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Psychology of Music by Diana Deutsch Pdf

The Psychology of Music draws together the diverse and scattered literature on the psychology of music. It explores the way music is processed by the listener and the performer and considers several issues that are of importance both to perceptual psychology and to contemporary music, such as the way the sound of an instrument is identified regardless of its pitch or loudness, or the types of information that can be discarded in the synthetic replication of a sound without distorting perceived timbre. Comprised of 18 chapters, this book begins with a review of the classical psychoacoustical literature on tone perception, focusing on characteristics of particular relevance to music. The attributes of pitch, loudness, and timbre are examined, and a summary of research methods in psychoacoustics is presented. Subsequent chapters deal with timbre perception; the subjective effects of different sound fields; temporal aspects of music; abstract structures formed by pitch relationships in music; different tests of musical ability; and the importance of abstract structural representation in understanding how music is performed. The final chapter evaluates the relationship between new music and psychology. This monograph should be a valuable resource for psychologists and musicians.

Author : Murray Campbell,Clive Greated
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1994-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780191591679

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The Musician's Guide to Acoustics by Murray Campbell,Clive Greated Pdf

Author : Dave Benson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780521853873

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Music: A Mathematical Offering by Dave Benson Pdf

This book explores the interaction between music and mathematics including harmony, symmetry, digital music and perception of sound.

Author : John Schneider
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Music
ISBN : 0520040481

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The Contemporary Guitar by John Schneider Pdf

Author : David Schiff
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520245877

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The Ellington Century by David Schiff Pdf

Explores music produced during the lifetime of Duke Ellington and the pursuit of musicians to keep up with constantly changing modern life.

Author : Neville H. Fletcher,Thomas D. Rossing
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 763 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387216034

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The Physics of Musical Instruments by Neville H. Fletcher,Thomas D. Rossing Pdf

While the history of musical instruments is nearly as old as civilisation itself, the science of acoustics is quite recent. By understanding the physical basis of how instruments are used to make music, one hopes ultimately to be able to give physical criteria to distinguish a fine instrument from a mediocre one. At that point science may be able to come to the aid of art in improving the design and performance of musical instruments. As yet, many of the subtleties in musical sounds of which instrument makers and musicians are aware remain beyond the reach of modern acoustic measurements. This book describes the results of such acoustical investigations - fascinating intellectual and practical exercises. Addressed to readers with a reasonable grasp of physics who are not put off by a little mathematics, this book discusses most of the traditional instruments currently in use in Western music. A guide for all who have an interest in music and how it is produced, as well as serving as a comprehensive reference for those undertaking research in the field.

Author : Kyle Gann
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252051425

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The Arithmetic of Listening by Kyle Gann Pdf

"Tuning is the secret lens through which the history of music falls into focus," says Kyle Gann. Yet in Western circles, no other musical issue is so ignored, so taken for granted, so shoved into the corners of musical discourse. A classroom essential and an invaluable reference, The Arithmetic of Listening offers beginners the grounding in music theory necessary to find their own way into microtonality and the places it may take them. Moving from ancient Greece to the present, Kyle Gann delves into the infinite tunings available to any musician who feels straitjacketed by obedience to standardized Western European tuning. He introduces the concept of the harmonic series and demonstrates its relationship to equal-tempered and well-tempered tuning. He also explores recent experimental tuning models that exploit smaller intervals between pitches to create new sounds and harmonies. Systematic and accessible, The Arithmetic of Listening provides a much-needed primer for the wide range of tuning systems that have informed Western music. Audio examples demonstrating the musical ideas in The Arithmetic of Listening can be found at: https://www.kylegann.com/Arithmetic.html

Author : Emily I. Dolan,Alexander Rehding
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190637255

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The Oxford Handbook of Timbre by Emily I. Dolan,Alexander Rehding Pdf

Despite its importance as a central feature of musical sounds, timbre has rarely stood in the limelight. First defined in the eighteenth century, denigrated during the nineteenth, the concept of timbre came into its own during the twentieth century and its fascination with synthesizers and electronic music-or so the story goes. But in fact, timbre cuts across all the boundaries that make up musical thought-combining scientific and artistic approaches to music, material and philosophical aspects, and historical and theoretical perspectives. Timbre challenges us to fundamentally reorganize the way we think about music. The twenty-five essays that make up this collection offer a variety of engagements with music from the perspective of timbre. The boundaries are set as broad as possible: from ancient Homeric sounds to contemporary sound installations, from birdsong to cochlear implants, from Tuvan overtone singing to the tv show The Voice, from violin mutes to Moog synthesizers. What unifies the essays across this vast diversity is the material starting point of the sounding object. This focus on the listening experience is radical departure from the musical work that has traditionally dominated musical discourse since its academic inception in late-nineteenth-century Europe. Timbre remains a slippery concept that has continuously demanded more, be it more precise vocabulary, a more systematic theory, or more rigorous analysis. Rooted in the psychology of listening, timbre consistently resists pinning complete down. This collection of essays provides an invitation for further engagement with the range of fascinating questions that timbre opens up.

Author : Terumi Narushima
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317513421

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Microtonality and the Tuning Systems of Erv Wilson by Terumi Narushima Pdf

This book explores the emerging area of microtonality through an examination of the tuning theories of Erv Wilson. It is the first publication to offer a broad discussion of this influential theorist whose innovations have far-reaching ramifications for microtonal tuning systems. This study addresses the breadth and complexity of Wilson’s work by focusing on his microtonal keyboard designs as a means to investigate his tuning concepts and their practical applications. Narushima examines materials ranging from historical and experimental tunings to instrument design, as well as musical applications of mathematical theories and multidimensional geometry. The volume provides an analysis of some of Wilson’s most significant theoretical ideas, including the Scale Tree, Moments of Symmetry, Constant Structures, and Combination-Product Sets. These theories offer ways to conceptualize musical scales as patterns with structural integrity and whose shapes can be altered to produce infinitely varying forms. The book shows how these structural properties can be used to map scales onto a microtonal keyboard by providing step-by-step guidelines and clearly illustrated examples. Most importantly, it brings together theoretical and practical methods of tuning to enable composers, performers, and instrument designers to explore previously uncharted areas of microtonality, making a significant contribution to the fields of music theory, composition and music technology.

Author : Bob Snyder
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Music
ISBN : 0262692376

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Music and Memory by Bob Snyder Pdf

Divided into two parts, this book shows how human memory influences the organization of music. The first part presents ideas about memory and perception from cognitive psychology and the second part of the book shows how these concepts are exemplified in music.

Author : Arthur H. Benade
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486150710

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Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics by Arthur H. Benade Pdf

Landmark book hailed for exceptionally clear, delightfully readable explication of everything acoustically important to music-making. Includes over 300 illustrations. Examples, experiments, and questions conclude each chapter.

Author : James Tenney
Publisher : New York : Excelsior
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1988-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0935016996

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A History of Consonance and Dissonance by James Tenney Pdf

First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.