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Tuning, timbre, spectrum, scale / William A. Sethares.

By: Sethares, William A, 1955-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London. New York : Springer, c1998Description: xviii, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 354076173X (Berlin : acidfree paper).Subject(s): Sound | Tuning | Tone color (Music) | Musical intervals and scales | Psychoacoustics | Music -- Acoustics and physicsDDC classification: 781.23
Contents:
The octave is dead ... Long live the octave -- The science of sound -- Musical scales -- Consonance and dissonance of harmonic sounds -- Related spectra and scales -- A bell, a rock, a crystal -- Adaptive tunings -- The gamelan -- Consonance-based musical analysis -- From tuning to spectrum -- Spectral mappings -- A "music theory" for 10-tet -- Speculation, correlation, interpretation, conclusion.
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General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 781.23 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00068954
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale focuses on perceptions of consonance and dissonance, and how these are dependent on timbre. This also relates to musical scale: certain timbres sound more consonant in some scales than others. Sensory consonance and the ability to measure it have important implications for the design of audio devices and for musical theory and analysis. Applications include methods of adapting sounds for arbitrary scales, ways to specify scales for nonharmonic sounds, and techniques of sound manipulation based on maximizing (or minimizing) consonance. Special consideration is given here to a new method of adaptive tuning that can automatically adjust the tuning of a piece based its timbral character so as to minimize dissonance. Audio examples illustrating the ideas presented are provided on an accompanying CD. This unique analysis of sound and scale will be of interest to physicists and engineers working in acoustics, as well as to musicians and psychologists.

Discography: p333-335.

Bibliography: (pages 321-331) and index.

The octave is dead ... Long live the octave -- The science of sound -- Musical scales -- Consonance and dissonance of harmonic sounds -- Related spectra and scales -- A bell, a rock, a crystal -- Adaptive tunings -- The gamelan -- Consonance-based musical analysis -- From tuning to spectrum -- Spectral mappings -- A "music theory" for 10-tet -- Speculation, correlation, interpretation, conclusion.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Prelude
  • The Octave Is Dead, Long Live the Octave
  • The Science of Sound
  • Musical Scales
  • Consonance and Dissonance of Harmonic Sounds
  • Related Tunings and Spectra
  • A Bell, a Rock, a Crystal
  • Adaptive Tunings
  • Applied Adaptive Tunings
  • The Gamelan
  • A Wing, an Anomaly, a Recollection
  • Consonance-based Musical Analysis
  • From Tuning to Spectrum
  • Spectral Mappings
  • A Musical Theory for 10-tet
  • Speculation, Correlation, Interpretation
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Sound Examples
  • Index

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