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Harmonic Experience
W. A. Mathieu
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Description for Harmonic Experience
Hardcover. An exploration of musical harmony from its ancient fundamentals to its most complex modern progressions, addressing how and why it resonates emotionally and spiritually in the individual. Num Pages: 576 pages, 100 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 285 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1936.
W. A. Mathieu, an accomplished author and recording artist, presents a way of learning music that reconnects modern-day musicians with the source from which music was originally generated. As the author states, ""The rules of music--including counterpoint and harmony--were not formed in our brains but in the resonance chambers of our bodies."" His theory of music reconciles the ancient harmonic system of just intonation with the modern system of twelve-tone temperament. Saying that the way we think music is far from the way we do music, Mathieu explains why certain combinations of sounds are experienced by the listener as harmonious. ... Read more
W. A. Mathieu, an accomplished author and recording artist, presents a way of learning music that reconnects modern-day musicians with the source from which music was originally generated. As the author states, ""The rules of music--including counterpoint and harmony--were not formed in our brains but in the resonance chambers of our bodies."" His theory of music reconciles the ancient harmonic system of just intonation with the modern system of twelve-tone temperament. Saying that the way we think music is far from the way we do music, Mathieu explains why certain combinations of sounds are experienced by the listener as harmonious. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9780892815609
SKU
V9780892815609
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About W. A. Mathieu
W. A. Mathieu is the author of The Listening Book and The Musical Life. His compositions and solo piano music have been extensively recorded. He lives in Sebastopol, California, where he writes, composes, and teaches.
Reviews for Harmonic Experience
"Mathieu's books are worth reading for anyone in any field of music
jazz, classical, gospel, or any other. He's found the words to tell the power of music."
Pete Seeger, folksinger
"This book goes beyond what most textbooks offer, and its highly original pedagogy deserves the attention of every teacher of harmony. Above all, this is a book for ... Read more
jazz, classical, gospel, or any other. He's found the words to tell the power of music."
Pete Seeger, folksinger
"This book goes beyond what most textbooks offer, and its highly original pedagogy deserves the attention of every teacher of harmony. Above all, this is a book for ... Read more