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100 ‡aPowell, John,‡d1955-
245 ‡aHow music works :‡bthe science and psychology of beautiful sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and beyond /‡cJohn Powell.
250 ‡a1st U.S. ed.
260 ‡aNew York, NY :‡bLittle, Brown,‡c2010.
300 ‡avi, 264 p. :‡bill., music ;‡c22 cm. +‡e1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
504 ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [255]-257) and index.
505 ‡aSo, 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.
505 ‡aAccompanying 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.
520 ‡aJohn 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.
650 ‡aMusic‡xAcoustics and physics.
650 ‡aMusic‡xPsychological aspects.
695 ‡aMUSIC / History & Criticism‡bMUS020000
695 ‡aMUSIC / General‡bMUS000000
695 ‡aSCIENCE / Acoustics & Sound‡bSCI001000
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