One of the great music theory books of the 20th century, by a thought-provoking composer.
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James Tenney is an important figure in music composition and theory. He was one of the earliest to work in computer music and micortonal tunings.
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A look at musical analysis from the viewpoint of gestalt psychology. When many theories are tied to an aesthetic or limited to particular styles of music, the brilliance of Tenney's thesis is that we can discuss music in more universal terms of perception, a viewpoint that is unbound to stylistic bias. Tenney's writing contributed to the basis of Hierarchical Music Specification Language (HMSL), a computer music language developed at Mills College Center for Contemporary Music, and later Java Music Specification Language (JMSL, see [...]).
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The increased aural complexity of much of the music of the 20th century is such an evident characteristic that it should need no demonstration. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
monomorphic sequence, aural gestalt, formative parameter, rhythmic inertia, monophonic sequences, parametric intensity, morphological outline, parametric profile, implicit rhythm, one clang, parametric scale, parametric state, given hierarchical level, musical gestalt, intense elements, subjective set, equal potentiality, musical configurations, temporal density, first clang, parametric values, morphological relations, subjective intensity, musical perception, vertical density Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The increased aural complexity of much of the music of the 20th century is such an evident characteristic that it should need no demonstration. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
monomorphic sequence, aural gestalt, formative parameter, rhythmic inertia, monophonic sequences, parametric intensity, morphological outline, parametric profile, implicit rhythm, one clang, parametric scale, parametric state, given hierarchical level, musical gestalt, intense elements, subjective set, equal potentiality, musical configurations, temporal density, first clang, parametric values, morphological relations, subjective intensity, musical perception, vertical density Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charles Ives, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist, Young Man New!
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