Composition and Cognition - Reflections on Contemporary Music and the Musical Mind (Paperback)

In Composition and Cognition, renowned composer and theorist Fred Lerdahl builds on his careerlong work of developing a comprehensive model of music cognition. Bringing together his dual expertise in composition and music theory, he reveals the way in which his research has served as a foundation for his compositional style and how his intuitions as a composer have guided his cognitively oriented theories. At times personal and reflective, this book offers an overall picture of the musical mind that has implications for central issues in contemporary composition, including the recurrent gap between method and result, and the tension between cognitive constraints and utopian aesthetic views of musical progress. Lerdahl's succinct volume provides invaluable insights for students and instructors, composers and music scholars, and anyone engaged with contemporary music.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Fred Lerdahl
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-30510-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Techniques of music > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Techniques of music > General Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-30510-8
Barcode:	9780520305106

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