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Author Gann, Kyle, author.
Title The arithmetic of listening : tuning theory and history for the impractical musician / Kyle Gann.
Publisher Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2019]


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Contents Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Cosmic Joke; 2. The Harmonic Series; 3. Generating Scales; Interlude A: Ptolemy and Ancient Greek "Parts"; 4. The Pythagorean Scale; Interlude B: Guillaume de Machaut's Notre Dame Mass; 5. The Five Limit, The Second Dimension; Interlude C: Some Modern Five-Limit Notions; 6. Meantone Temperament and the Primacy of Thirds; Interlude D: Meantone Examples; 7. Well Temperament and Key Color; Interlude E: Bach, Beethoven, and Temperament; 8. Twelve-Step Equal Temperament
9. The Seven Limit and Johnston NotationInterlude F: La Monte Young's The Well-Tuned Piano; Interlude G: Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 4; 10. The Eleven Limit and the Fourth Dimension; Interlude H: Harry Partch; 11. The Thirteen Limit and Beyond; Interlude I: Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 7, Movement 3; Interlude J: Kyle Gann's Hyperchromatica; Interlude K: Toby Twining's Chrysalid Requiem; 12. Non-Twelve-Divisible Equal Temperaments; Interlude L: Nicola Vicentino's Archicembalo; 13. Twelve-Based Equal Temperaments
Interlude M: Some Quarter-Tone Impressions (Hába, Ives, Wyschnegradsky)Interlude N: Ezra Sims's String Quartet No. 5; 14. A Few Numbers Drawn from Non-Western Musics; 15. Brief Miscellaneous Thoughts; Appendix; Notes; Glossary of Tuning Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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0252051424 (electronic book)
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Author Gann, Kyle, author.
Subject Musical intervals and scales.
Microtonal music -- History and criticism.
Microtones.
Descript 1 online resource
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Contents Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Cosmic Joke; 2. The Harmonic Series; 3. Generating Scales; Interlude A: Ptolemy and Ancient Greek "Parts"; 4. The Pythagorean Scale; Interlude B: Guillaume de Machaut's Notre Dame Mass; 5. The Five Limit, The Second Dimension; Interlude C: Some Modern Five-Limit Notions; 6. Meantone Temperament and the Primacy of Thirds; Interlude D: Meantone Examples; 7. Well Temperament and Key Color; Interlude E: Bach, Beethoven, and Temperament; 8. Twelve-Step Equal Temperament
9. The Seven Limit and Johnston NotationInterlude F: La Monte Young's The Well-Tuned Piano; Interlude G: Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 4; 10. The Eleven Limit and the Fourth Dimension; Interlude H: Harry Partch; 11. The Thirteen Limit and Beyond; Interlude I: Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 7, Movement 3; Interlude J: Kyle Gann's Hyperchromatica; Interlude K: Toby Twining's Chrysalid Requiem; 12. Non-Twelve-Divisible Equal Temperaments; Interlude L: Nicola Vicentino's Archicembalo; 13. Twelve-Based Equal Temperaments
Interlude M: Some Quarter-Tone Impressions (Hába, Ives, Wyschnegradsky)Interlude N: Ezra Sims's String Quartet No. 5; 14. A Few Numbers Drawn from Non-Western Musics; 15. Brief Miscellaneous Thoughts; Appendix; Notes; Glossary of Tuning Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780252051425 (electronic book)
0252051424 (electronic book)
Author Gann, Kyle, author.
Subject Musical intervals and scales.
Microtonal music -- History and criticism.
Microtones.

Subject Musical intervals and scales.
Microtonal music -- History and criticism.
Microtones.
Descript 1 online resource
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Cosmic Joke; 2. The Harmonic Series; 3. Generating Scales; Interlude A: Ptolemy and Ancient Greek "Parts"; 4. The Pythagorean Scale; Interlude B: Guillaume de Machaut's Notre Dame Mass; 5. The Five Limit, The Second Dimension; Interlude C: Some Modern Five-Limit Notions; 6. Meantone Temperament and the Primacy of Thirds; Interlude D: Meantone Examples; 7. Well Temperament and Key Color; Interlude E: Bach, Beethoven, and Temperament; 8. Twelve-Step Equal Temperament
9. The Seven Limit and Johnston NotationInterlude F: La Monte Young's The Well-Tuned Piano; Interlude G: Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 4; 10. The Eleven Limit and the Fourth Dimension; Interlude H: Harry Partch; 11. The Thirteen Limit and Beyond; Interlude I: Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 7, Movement 3; Interlude J: Kyle Gann's Hyperchromatica; Interlude K: Toby Twining's Chrysalid Requiem; 12. Non-Twelve-Divisible Equal Temperaments; Interlude L: Nicola Vicentino's Archicembalo; 13. Twelve-Based Equal Temperaments
Interlude M: Some Quarter-Tone Impressions (Hába, Ives, Wyschnegradsky)Interlude N: Ezra Sims's String Quartet No. 5; 14. A Few Numbers Drawn from Non-Western Musics; 15. Brief Miscellaneous Thoughts; Appendix; Notes; Glossary of Tuning Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780252051425 (electronic book)
0252051424 (electronic book)
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