Musimathics Volume 1
eBook - ePub

Musimathics Volume 1

The Mathematical Foundations of Music

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Musimathics Volume 1

The Mathematical Foundations of Music

About this book

"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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword by Max Mathews
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Music and Sound
  7. 2 Representing Music
  8. 3 Musical Scales, Tuning, and Intonation
  9. 4 Physical Basis of Sound
  10. 5 Geometrical Basis of Sound
  11. 6 Psychophysical Basis of Sound
  12. 7 Introduction to Acoustics
  13. 8 Vibrating Systems
  14. 9 Composition and Methodology
  15. Appendix A
  16. Appendix B
  17. Glossary
  18. Notes
  19. References
  20. Equation Index
  21. Subject Index