The evolution of music through culture and science /
"The Evolution of Music through Culture and Science aims to recognise the impact of science on music, why it occurs, how we respond, and even to tentatively see if we can predict future developments. Technology has played an immense role in the development of music as it has enabled the product...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Music : an ever-changing landscape
- Musical development assisted by technology
- Musicianship and the cult of personality
- Signal processing by the brain
- Interpreting complex sounds
- Scales: idealism or compromise?
- Musical changes driven by technology
- Development of fixed frequency keyboards
- Decay of information and data loss
- From live music to electronic offerings
- Analogue or digital recording
- The voice
- Acoustics of concert halls and rooms
- Orchestral layout and the best concert seats
- Music, emotions and political influences.