Musimathics - Gareth Loy

Musimathics

The Mathematical Foundations of Music

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
504 Seiten
2011
MIT Press (Verlag)
978-0-262-51655-6 (ISBN)
53,60 inkl. MwSt
A commonsense, self-contained introduction to the mathematics and physics of music; essential reading for musicians, music engineers, and anyone interested in the intersection of art and science.

"Mathematics can be as effortless as humming a tune, if you know the tune," writes Gareth Loy. In Musimathics, Loy teaches us the tune, providing a friendly and spirited tour of the mathematics of music-a commonsense, self-contained introduction for the nonspecialist reader. It is designed for musicians who find their art increasingly mediated by technology, and for anyone who is interested in the intersection of art and science.

In Volume 1, Loy presents the materials of music (notes, intervals, and scales); the physical properties of music (frequency, amplitude, duration, and timbre); the perception of music and sound (how we hear); and music composition. Calling himself "a composer seduced into mathematics," Loy provides answers to foundational questions about the mathematics of music accessibly yet rigorously. The examples given are all practical problems in music and audio.

Additional material can be found at http://www.musimathics.com.

Gareth Loy is a musician and award-winning composer. He has published widely and, during a long and successful career at the cutting edge of multimedia computing, has worked as a researcher, lecturer, programmer, software architect, and digital systems engineer. He is President of Gareth, Inc., a provider of software engineering and consulting services internationally.

Reihe/Serie The MIT Press
Zusatzinfo 263 illus.; 263 Illustrations
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 229 mm
Gewicht 771 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10 0-262-51655-1 / 0262516551
ISBN-13 978-0-262-51655-6 / 9780262516556
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