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The Evolution of Music Through Culture and Science.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Townsend, Peter.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2020.
- Summary:
- This book explores some of the very strong links between music and advances in science. It contains many original perceptive insights, from why music evolves, to the political influences of music, and even how new streaming techniques could undermine the music industry.
- Contents:
- Music : an ever-changing landscape
- Musical development assisted by technology
- Musicianship and the cult of personality
- Signal processing by the brain
- Interpreting complex sounds
- Scales: idealism or compromise?
- Musical changes driven by technology
- Development of fixed frequency keyboards
- Decay of information and data loss
- From live music to electronic offerings
- Analogue or digital recording
- The voice
- Acoustics of concert halls and rooms
- Orchestral layout and the best concert seats
- Music, emotions and political influences.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-258785-4
- 0-19-188296-8
- OCLC:
- 1128028667
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