a listener's guide to the science and psychology of beautiful sounds Powell, John 1955- creator text bibliography enk London Particular Books 2010 monographic eng

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264 p. : ill., music ; 22 cm. 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 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. general John Powell. "A listener's guide to harmony, keys, broken chords, perfect pitch and the secrets of a good tune". (port.) Includes bibliographical references( p. 256-258) and index. Music Acoustics and physics Popular works Music Psychological aspects Acústica en música Música Aspectos sicológicos ML 3805 P882ho 2010 9781846143151 121005 20230410124113.0 107980