TY  - BOOK
AU  - Powell,John
TI  - How music works: a listener's guide to the science and psychology of beautiful sounds 
SN  - 9781846143151
AV  - ML 3805 P882ho 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London
PB  - Particular Books
KW  - Music
KW  - Acoustics and physics
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Acústica en música
KW  - Música
KW  - Aspectos sicológicos
N1  - "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; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -