Imagen de Google Jackets
Vista normal Vista MARC

How music works : the science and psychology of beautiful sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and beyond / John Powell.

Por: Tipo de material: TextoTextoDetalles de publicación: New York, N.Y. : Little, Brown, 2010.Edición: 1st edDescripción: vi, 264 p. : il. ; 22 cm. + 1 disco óptico láser (4 3/4 plg.)ISBN:
  • 9780316098304 (hc.)
  • 0316098302 (hc.)
Tema(s): Clasificación LoC:
  • ML 3805 P69.2010
Contenidos:
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.
Accompanying CD: How to get different sounds from a guitar string -- Can you guess what this instrument is? -- Why some notes clash and others get along together -- Different ways to accompany a tune -- Ancient and modern scales -- 3,000-year-old music : ancient harp tuning -- The horrible out-of-tune bamboo whistle -- Confident majors and emotional minors -- How to bring tears to the eyes of the audience -- The magnificent drinking-straw oboe.
Resumen: 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.
Valoración
    Valoración media: 0.0 (0 votos)
Existencias
Tipo de ítem Biblioteca actual Colección Signatura topográfica Copia número Estado Fecha de vencimiento Código de barras
Libros de consulta Biblioteca Francisco Xavier Clavigero Consulta ML 3805 P69.2010 (Navegar estantería(Abre debajo)) ej. 1 Disponible UIA058602
Folletos Biblioteca Francisco Xavier Clavigero Hemeroteca Acervo General ML 3805 P69.2010 (Navegar estantería(Abre debajo)) disco óptico, ej. 1 Disponible UIA058603

Solicitar el disco en el mostrador de Colecciones Especiales.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas ([255]-257) e índice.

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.

Accompanying CD: How to get different sounds from a guitar string -- Can you guess what this instrument is? -- Why some notes clash and others get along together -- Different ways to accompany a tune -- Ancient and modern scales -- 3,000-year-old music : ancient harp tuning -- The horrible out-of-tune bamboo whistle -- Confident majors and emotional minors -- How to bring tears to the eyes of the audience -- The magnificent drinking-straw oboe.

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.