Author: Cameron Powers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933983165
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Author: Cameron Powers
Publisher: G. L. Design
ISBN: 9781933983196
Category : Maqām
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Finding and performing perfectly harmonious note intervals in Arabic music maqam systems. Knowledge of quartertones is not enough. This book explains how the maqamat follow the laws of acoustic physics and provide a history of clues given by traditional musicians which demonstrate that this knowledge was available by tuning with deep listening.

Author: Cameron Powers
Publisher: cameron powers
ISBN: 0974588245
Category : Maqām
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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How to play Arabic music. Maqam structures with traditional quarter-tone intervals presented in easy-to-read formats. This book has become a widely-used standard for instrumentalists and singers who wish to enter the magical world of Arabic music.

Author: John Fauvel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199298938
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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From ancient Greek times, music has been seen as a mathematical art, and the relationship between mathematics and music has fascinated generations. This work links these two subjects in a manner that is suitable for students of both subjects, as well as the general reader with an interest in music.

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Category : Alternative rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 636

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Author: Cris Forster
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811874076
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Musical Mathematics is the definitive tome for the adventurous musician. Integrating mathematics, music history, and hands-on experience, this volume serves as a comprehensive guide to the tunings and scales of acoustic instruments from around the world. Author, composer, and builder Cris Forster illuminates the mathematical principles of acoustic music, offering practical information and new discoveries about both traditional and innovative instruments.With this knowledge readers can improve, or begin to build, their own instruments inspired by Forster's creationsshown in 16 color plates. For those ready to step outside musical conventions and those whose curiosity about the science of sound is never satisfied, Musical Mathematics is the map to a new musical world.

Author: Laurie Riley
Publisher: Harps Nouveau
ISBN: 9780967277905
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Author: Michael John Hewitt, Dr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780957547001
Category : Chords (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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This book is a must for musicians, composers and music producers who want to explore the fascinating variety of musical scales that are now used in world music. Included are hundreds of scales from around the world such as: major and minor scales of Western music, diatonic modes, pentatonic scales, scales used in jazz and bebop, artificial and synthetic scales, scales of Greek folk music, pentatonic scales of Japanese and Chinese music, Ethiopian kinit, African kora scales, scales of Indonesian gamelan music, equal tone scales of Thailand and Burma, musical scales of classical Indian music and more. Each scale is presented in multiple formats including guitar tab, keyboard, note names, staff and where appropriate, details of fine tuning. A transposition pattern is also given for each scale, which enables the musician to practise and play the scale in any key required. An explanation of each scale, together with a description of its characteristics is also provided."

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 664

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Author: Ross W. Duffin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393075648
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 197

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"A fascinating and genuinely accessible guide....Educating, enjoyable, and delightfully unscary."—Classical Music What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than we hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have we lost in playing music in "equal temperament"—the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard tuning method? Thanks to How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony, "we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven really meant when he called B minor 'black'" (Wall Street Journal).In this "comprehensive plea for more variety in tuning methods" (Kirkus Reviews), Ross W. Duffin presents "a serious and well-argued case" (Goldberg Magazine) that "should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning" (Saturday Guardian). Some images in the ebook are not displayed owing to permissions issues.