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000404730 1001_ $$aPowell, John,$$d1955-
000404730 24510 $$aHow music works :$$bthe science and psychology of beautiful sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and beyond /$$cJohn Powell.
000404730 250__ $$a1st U.S. ed.
000404730 260__ $$aNew York, NY :$$bLittle, Brown,$$c2010.
000404730 300__ $$avi, 264 p. :$$bill., music ;$$c22 cm. +$$e1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
000404730 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000404730 5050_ $$aSo, what is music, anyway? -- What is perfect pitch and do I have it? -- Notes and noises -- Xylophones and saxophones : same notes but different sounds -- Instrumental break -- How loud is loud? -- Harmony and cacophony -- Weighing up scales -- The self-confident major and the emotional minor -- I got rhythm -- Making music -- Listening to music -- Fiddly details. Naming and identifying intervals ; Using the Decibel system ; Tuning an instrument to the pentatonic scale ; Calculating equal temperament ; The notes of the major keys.
000404730 5050_ $$aAccompanying CD: How to get different sounds from a guitar string -- Can you guess what this instrument is? -- Why some notes clash and others get along together -- Different ways to accompany a tune -- Ancient and modern scales -- 3,000-year-old music : ancient harp tuning -- The horrible out-of-tune bamboo whistle -- Confident majors and emotional minors -- How to bring tears to the eyes of the audience -- The magnificent drinking-straw oboe.
000404730 520__ $$aJohn Powell, a scientist and musician, answers questions about harmony, timbre, keys, chords, loudness, musical composition, and many more in this intriguing and original guide to acoustics.
000404730 650_0 $$aMusic$$xAcoustics and physics.
000404730 650_0 $$aMusic$$xPsychological aspects.
000404730 85200 $$bgen$$hML3805$$i.P69$$i2010
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