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Arithmetic of Listening:

Tuning Theory and History for the Impractical Musician

ISBN-13: 9780252084416
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
By Kyle Gann
Price: AUD $75.99
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Local release date: 14/10/2019
Format: Paperback (255.00mm X 180.00mm) 312 pages Weight: 660g
Categories: Music [AV]

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Google Preview: ""Tuning is the secret lens through which the history of music falls into focus,"" says Kyle Gann. Yet in Western circles, no other musical issue is so ignored, so taken for granted, so shoved into the corners of musical discourse.A classroom essential and an invaluable reference, The Arithmetic of Listening offers beginners the grounding in music theory necessary to find their own way into microtonality and the places it may take them. Moving from ancient Greece to the present, Kyle Gann delves into the infinite tunings available to any musician who feels straitjacketed by obedience to standardized Western European tuning. He introduces the concept of the harmonic series and demonstrates its relationship to equal-tempered and well-tempered tuning. He also explores recent experimental tuning models that exploit smaller intervals between pitches to create new sounds and harmonies.Systematic and accessible, The Arithmetic of Listening provides a much-needed primer for the wide range of tuning systems that have informed Western music.Audio examples demonstrating the musical ideas in The Arithmetic of Listening can be found at: https://www.kylegann.com/Arithmetic.html; There is no other book that comes close to what Kyle Gann has accomplished here. The Arithmetic of Listening combines materials from ancient treatises and complex mathematical discussions of tunings with an artist's eye toward their expressive, musical use. It reads as though you are in a master class with a teacher who is patiently opening your eyes to a hidden history and your ears to hidden musical possibilities.--S. Andrew Granade, author Harry Partch: Hobo Composer; Google Preview content

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Tuning Theory and History for the Impractical Musician