Comparing Notes: How We Make Sense of Music

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Reference
Cover of the book Comparing Notes: How We Make Sense of Music by Adam Ockelford, Pegasus Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Adam Ockelford ISBN: 9781681778105
Publisher: Pegasus Books Publication: May 1, 2018
Imprint: Pegasus Books Language: English
Author: Adam Ockelford
ISBN: 9781681778105
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication: May 1, 2018
Imprint: Pegasus Books
Language: English

**How does music work? Indeed, what is (or isn’t) music? We are all instinctively musical, but why? Adam Ockelford has the answers. **

A tap of the foot, a rush of emotion, the urge to hum a tune; without instruction or training we all respond intuitively to music. Comparing Notes explores what music is, why all of us are musical, and how abstract patterns of sound that might not appear to mean anything can, in fact, be so meaningful.

Taking the reader on a clear and compelling tour of major twentieth century musical theories, Professor Adam Ockelford arrives at his own important psychologically grounded theory of how music works. From pitch and rhythm to dynamics and timbre, he shows how all the elements of music cohere through the principle of imitation to create an abstract narrative in sound that we instinctively grasp, whether listening to Bach or the Beatles.

Authoritative, engaging, and full of wonderful examples from across the musical spectrum, Comparing Notes is essential reading for anyone who’s ever loved a song, sonata, or symphony, and wondered why. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

**How does music work? Indeed, what is (or isn’t) music? We are all instinctively musical, but why? Adam Ockelford has the answers. **

A tap of the foot, a rush of emotion, the urge to hum a tune; without instruction or training we all respond intuitively to music. Comparing Notes explores what music is, why all of us are musical, and how abstract patterns of sound that might not appear to mean anything can, in fact, be so meaningful.

Taking the reader on a clear and compelling tour of major twentieth century musical theories, Professor Adam Ockelford arrives at his own important psychologically grounded theory of how music works. From pitch and rhythm to dynamics and timbre, he shows how all the elements of music cohere through the principle of imitation to create an abstract narrative in sound that we instinctively grasp, whether listening to Bach or the Beatles.

Authoritative, engaging, and full of wonderful examples from across the musical spectrum, Comparing Notes is essential reading for anyone who’s ever loved a song, sonata, or symphony, and wondered why. 

More books from Pegasus Books

Cover of the book The Last Man to Hit .400 by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book Screens by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book Airborne in 1943: The Daring Allied Air Campaign Over the North Sea by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book Death and the Olive Grove by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book The Borgias: Power and Fortune by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book A Darkness Descending by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book Bergson: Great Thinkers on Modern Life (Great Thinkers on Modern Life) by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book The Globe Guide to Shakespeare: The Plays, the Productions, the Life by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book The Return of Moriarty by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book White Hot Grief Parade: A Memoir by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book The Strings of Murder: A Novel (A Frey & McGray Mystery) by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book The Genius Within: Unlocking Your Brain's Potential by Adam Ockelford
Cover of the book Judgment Before Nuremberg by Adam Ockelford
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy