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Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2005)
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Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2005)
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The only things truly universal in music are those that are based
on biological and/or perceptual facts. Tuning Timbre Spectrum Scale
focuses on perceptions of consonance and dissonance, which are
defined in the Harvard Dictionary of Music: "Consonance is used to
describe the agreeable effect produced by certain intervals as
against the disagreeable effect produced others. Consonance and
dissonance are the very foundation of harmonic music... consonance
represents the element of smoothness and repose, while dissonance
represents the no less important elements of roughness and
irregularity.a Tuning Timbre Spectrum Scale begins by asking (and
answering) the question: How can we build a device to measure
consonance and dissonance? The remainder of the book describes the
impact of such a "dissonance metera on music theory, on synthesizer
design, on the construction of musical scales and tunings, on the
design of musical instruments, and introduces related compositional
techniques and new methods of musicological analyses. This new and
greatly revised edition of William Sethares' classic book includes
an attached CD-ROM that contains over three hours of sound examples
that demonstrate the ideas in action, as well as computer programs
that enable readers to conduct their own explorations. A new
chapter contains a detailed explanation of how the software works.
It incorporates several important simplifications over the full
presentation in the current Chapter 7 in order to allow it to
function in real time. Another new chapter describes the various
ways that the software can be used. New sections throughout the
book bring it up to date with the current state of the subject.
Tuning TimbreSpectrum Scale offers a unique analysis of the
relationship between the structure of sound and the structure of
scale and will be useful to musicians and composers who use
inharmonic tones and sounds. This includes a large percentage of
people composing and performing with modern musical synthesizers.
It will be of use to arrangers, musicologists, and others
interested in musical analysis. Tuning Timbre Spectrum Scale
provides a unique approach to working with environmental sounds,
and there are clear applications for the use of inharmonic sounds
in film scoring. The book will also be of interest to engineers and
others interested in the design of audio devices such as musical
synthesizers, special effects devices, and keyboards.
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