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A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice
Dmitri Tymoczko
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Description for A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice
Hardback. In this groundbreaking book, Tymoczko uses contemporary geometry to provide a new framework for thinking about music, one that emphasizes the commonalities among styles from Medieval polyphony to contemporary jazz. Series: Oxford Studies in Music Theory. Num Pages: 480 pages, 363 musical examples, 98 halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG; PBM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Most listeners prefer tonal music to atonal music, but what exactly is the difference between them? In this groundbreaking work, author Dmitri Tymoczko identifies five basic musical features that jointly contribute to the sense of tonality, and shows how these features recur throughout the history of Western music. Tymoczko creates for the reader a new framework for thinking about music, one that emphasizes the commonalities among styles from Medieval polyphony to contemporary jazz. A Geometry of Music provides an accessible introduction to Tymoczko's revolutionary geometrical approach to music theory. The book shows how to construct simple ... Read more
Most listeners prefer tonal music to atonal music, but what exactly is the difference between them? In this groundbreaking work, author Dmitri Tymoczko identifies five basic musical features that jointly contribute to the sense of tonality, and shows how these features recur throughout the history of Western music. Tymoczko creates for the reader a new framework for thinking about music, one that emphasizes the commonalities among styles from Medieval polyphony to contemporary jazz. A Geometry of Music provides an accessible introduction to Tymoczko's revolutionary geometrical approach to music theory. The book shows how to construct simple ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Oxford Studies in Music Theory
Condition
New
Weight
1023g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195336672
SKU
V9780195336672
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About Dmitri Tymoczko
Dmitri Tymoczko is a composer and music theorist who teaches at Princeton University. His 2006 article The Geometry of Musical Chords was the first music theory article published in the 127-year history of Science magazine, and was widely covered in the popular press. His music has been performed by ensembles throughout the country, and he has ... Read more
Reviews for A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice
a tour de force, a rich and suggestive summation of an exciting new perspective, a jumping-off point for further explorations.
Peter Pesic, Times Literary Supplement
Peter Pesic, Times Literary Supplement