Musimathics

The Mathematical Foundations of Music, Volume 1

Gareth Loy

500 pages, parution le 01/08/2006

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"Mathematics can be as effortless as humming a tune, if you know the tune," writes Gareth Loy. In Musimathics, Loy teaches us the tune, providing a friendly and spirited tour of the mathematics of music--a commonsense, self-contained introduction for the nonspecialist reader. It is designed for musicians who find their art increasingly mediated by technology, and for anyone who is interested in the intersection of art and science.

In this volume, Loy presents the materials of music (notes, intervals, and scales); the physical properties of music (frequency, amplitude, duration, and timbre); the perception of music and sound (how we hear); and music composition. Musimathics is carefully structured so that new topics depend strictly on topics already presented, carrying the reader progressively from basic subjects to more advanced ones. Cross-references point to related topics and an extensive glossary defines commonly used terms. The book explains the mathematics and physics of music for the reader whose mathematics may not have gone beyond the early undergraduate level. Calling himself "a composer seduced into mathematics," Loy provides answers to foundational questions about the mathematics of music accessibly yet rigorously. The topics are all subjects that contemporary composers, musicians, and musical engineers have found to be important. The examples given are all practical problems in music and audio. The level of scholarship and the pedagogical approach also make Musimathics ideal for classroom use. Additional material can be found at a companion web site.

Gareth Loy is a musician and award-winning composer. He has published widely and, during a long and successful career at the cutting edge of multimedia computing, has worked as a researcher, lecturer, programmer, software architect, and digital systems engineer. He is President of Gareth, Inc., a provider of software engineering and consulting services internationally.

Sommaire

Music and Sound
Representing Music
Musical Scales, Tuning, and Intonation
Physical Basis of Sound
Geometrical Basis of Sound
Psychophysical Basis of Sound
Introduction to Acoustics
Vibrating Systems
Composition and Methodology

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Éditeur(s)	The MIT Press
Auteur(s)	Gareth Loy
Parution	01/08/2006
Nb. de pages	500
Format	18 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	945g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780262122825
ISBN13	978-0-262-12282-5