Roger Scruton Aesthetics of Music

DK CHILDREN, 2004. - 72 pages. Here is an original and exciting look at the fascinating world of sound and music. Superb real-life photographs of instruments ranging from zithers and panpipes to electric guitars and synthesizers offer a unique "eyewitness" view of ancient and contemporary music. See how strings vibrate to make a note sound, how an invisible "column" of air sounds a pipe, which instrument resembles a peacock, how sousaphone playe...

Csound is a sound design, audio synthesis, and signal processing system, providing facilities for music composition and performance on all major operating systems and platforms. Its use is not restricted to any style of music, having been employed for many years in the creation of classical, pop, techno, ambient, experimental, and (of course) computer music, as well as music for film and television - - Notes for 5.15 ============== New parser ha...

Journal of Music Theory Fall 2009 53(2): 191-226 Abstract The voice exchange is an elementary concept that can help solve some of tonal music’s most difficult analytical problems. Although many essays allude to the subject of voice exchanges, there have been few direct investigations of the topic. Why such an important compositional technique has remained on the analytical sidelines can be argued, but what is not debatable is that an understan...

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2003 164 pages ABSTRACT Applications of Generative String-Substitution Systems in Computer Music Roger Luke DuBois The purpose of this dissertation is to create and explore potential taxonomies for using algorithmic string-substitution systems in the generation of music. The focus of the au...

USA: Oxford University Press, 2009 - 432 p. Based on extensive documentary and archival research,Music in Renaissance Ferrarais a study of the rise of music at a vital center of Italian Renaissance culture, focusing on the patrons and musicians whose efforts gave Ferrara a primary role in European music during the fifteenth century. The successive rulers of the Italian city-state, members of the Este dynasty, brought to Ferrara some of the most...

International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), University of Montreal, Montreal, Que., // Cognition, Canada, 2006 Abstract Music, as language, is a universal human trait. Throughout human history and across all cultures, people have produced and enjoyed music. Despite its ubiquity, the musical capacity is rarely studied as a biological function. Music is typically viewed as a cultural invention. In this paper, the evidenc...

Greenwood, 2010. - 1116 pages. Providing a lyrical history of our nation, this groundbreaking encyclopedia, the first of its kind, showcases all facets of African American music including folk, religious, concert and popular styles. "Impressive in scope, depth, and scholarship, this three-volume encyclopedia is broader, more extensive, and more up-to-date than reference works that have come before, finding room in particular for expansive cov...

USA: Oxford University Press, 2008 - 320 p. The phrase "popular music revolution" may instantly bring to mind such twentieth-century musical movements as jazz and rock 'n' roll. In Sounds of the Metropolis, however, Derek Scott argues that the first popular music revolution actually occurred in the nineteenth century, illustrating how a distinct group of popular styles first began to assert their independence and values. He explains the popular...

2nd Edition, Fоcal Prеss, 2009, 522 pages Whatever your level of experience, the Dance Music Manual is packed with sound advice, techniques and practical examples to help you achieve professional results. Written by a professional producer and remixer, this book offers a comprehensive approach to music production, including knowledge of the tools, equipment and different dance genres. Included in the new edition are sections on recording ins...

Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 2011. ISBN: 9780199766451 (hardback). ISBN: 9780199766468 (pbk.) (223 pages). Subjects : Music - Philosophy and aesthetics. Composers with disabilities. Musicians with disabilities. Music - Psychological aspects. Musical analysis. Contents : Composers with Disabilities and the Critical Reception of their Music - Musical Narratives of Disability Overcome: Beethoven - Musical Narratives of Disability Accom...