The Arithmetic of Listening: Tuning Theory and History for the Impractical Musician

by Kyle Gann

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"Tuning is the secret lens through which the history of music falls into focus," says Kyle Gann. Yet in Western circles, no other musical issue is so ignored, so taken for granted, so shoved into the corners of musical discourse.

A classroom essential and an invaluable reference, The Arithmetic of Listening offers beginners the grounding in music theory necessary to find their own way into microtonality and the places it may take them. Moving...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252084411

ISBN13:9780252084416

Release Date:September 2019

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"

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