The math behind the music / Leon Harkleroad.
The math behind the music / Leon Harkleroad.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2006.
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N510/249/DISC
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English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Mathematics and music, a duet -- Pitch : the ground of music -- Tuning up -- How to vary a theme mathematically -- Bells and groups -- Music by chance -- Pattern, pattern, pattern -- Sight meets sound -- How not to mix mathematics and music.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2006.
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England
Date Published
c2006.
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"Mathematics has been used for centuries to describe, analyze, and create music. In this book, Leon Harkleroad explores the math-related aspects of music from its acoustical bases to compositional techniques to music criticism, touching on: overtones, scales, and tuning systems; the musical dice games attributed to Mozart and Haydn; the several-hun...
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The math behind the music / Leon Harkleroad.
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Includes index.
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c2006.
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N510/249/DISC
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74VKKKJ7QaRb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKKJ7QaRb
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ISBN
0521009359 (pbk.)
0521810957 (hardback)
9780521810951 (hardback)
9780521009355 (pbk.)
DDC
510
MMS ID
991021808029702626
