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100 1 $aPowell, John,$d1955-
245 10 $aHow music works :$ba listener's guide to the science and psychology of beautiful sounds /$cJohn Powell.
260 $aLondon :$bParticular Books,$c2010.
300 $a264 pages :$billustrations, music ;$c22 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 256-258) and index.
505 00 $gMachine generated contents note:$g1.$tSo what is music Anyway? --$g2.$tWhat is Perfect Pitch and Do I Have It? --$g3.$tNotes and Noises --$g4.$tXylophones and Saxophones: Same Notes but Different Sounds --$g5.$tInstrumental Break --$g6.$tHow Loud is Loud? --$g7.$tHarmony and Cacophony --$g8.$tWeighing up Scales --$g9.$tSelf-Confident Major and the Emotional Minor --$g10.$tI Got Rhythm --$g11.$tMaking Music --$g12.$tListening to Music --$tFiddly Details --$gA.$tNaming and identifying intervals --$gB.$tUsing the decibel system --$gC.$tTuning an instrument to a pentatonic scale --$gD.$tCalculating equal temperament --$gE.$tnotes of the major keys.
520 $aWhat is the difference between a musical note and any other sort of sound? What is harmony, and why does it sound good? Why is it easy to tell the difference between a flute and a clarinet even if they are playing exactly the same note? Why do ten violins sound only twice as loud as one? What is perfect pitch, and do I have it? Discover the answers to these and many other questions in John Powell's charming, straight-talking and ear-opening guide to what music is and how exactly it works.
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