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Ethnomusicologizing contains writings on contemporary music and culture studies. In this work, Banfield instructs readers in the ways by which we may better appreciate and understand creative artistry and process, and their relation to history and its meaning.

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This book is the culmination of more than 40 years devoted to the teaching of musical principles to students and composers in Europe and America. For his classes Schoenberg developed a manner of presentation in which 'every technical matter is discussed in a very fundamental way, so that at the same time it is both simple and thorough'.

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Have you ever listened to an incredible piece of music and wondered exactly why it makes you want to dance or cry Are you mystified by how musicians just 'know' what notes to play next when they're improvising Or why certain notes sound great together and others clash This title lets you discover the answers to these questions.

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"Derek Bailey's Improvisation, originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its for"

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Keys, Codes and Modes offers an alternative way to visualize, learn and understand the inter-workings of music. This guide presents a graphic and progressive approach to musical principals. It is perfect for experts trying to hone their skills, and for beginners trying to understand the basics. Making music work starts with the foundations-- and they are all covered in this book!

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An enlightening, thoughtful and witty exploration into how and why we listen to music, from the award-winning author Michel Faber

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First publication in English of an extraordinary and prestigious series of Lectures given by Pierre Boulez, arguably the most influential composer of the second half of the last century.

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The first book to provide comprehensive introductory coverage of the multiple topics encompassed under psychoacoustics.

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"An attempt to explain musical cognition from the perspective of embodied cognitive science. Emphasizes interactive sense-making with the environment rather than internal neural mechanisms"--

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A commonsense, self-contained introduction to the mathematics and physics of music; essential reading for musicians, music engineers, and anyone interested in the intersection of art and science.

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The art of the mix creates a new language of creativity.

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This manual is intended to be a basic guide to singing and making melody in your heart unto the Lord. It was written as a guide to Lonnie Moore's Singing Made Simple Video Course. You can find out more about the video course by visiting the Lonnie Moore Ministries webpage.

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An exploration of the production, transmission, and mutation of affective tonalitywhen sound helps produce a bad vibe.

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"This is a theoretical music technology book, influenced by new research in embodied music cognition. The main focus is on musical instruments and how they shape our experiences of music"--

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First published in 1948, Structural Functions of Harmony is Schoenberg's last theoretical work and contains his ultimate thoughts on classical and romantic harmony. The many music examples range from the entire development sections of classical symphonies to analyses of the harmonic progressions of Strauss, Debussy, Reger, and his own early music.

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A theory of expectations is used to explain how music evokes various emotions; for readers interested in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology as well as music.

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Demonstrating how to read music, this book is designed so that the reader can learn how to read almost any melody and play it on a piano. It contains musical terms and symbols and explains them fully. The book is ideal for classrooms, private lessons or general use at home.

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Embodying what is perhaps the most original and useful idea devised for indexing melodies, The Directory of Classical Themes will be of unique interest to music lovers everywhere