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Levenson's gracefully written, curious, often profound inquiry into the links between science and music hinges on his view of instruments--musical or scientific--as machines that extend the realm of human perception, opening up new worlds. He charts the evolution of science from Pythagoras's arrangement of the planets on the scaffolding of his musical scale to Newton's alchemical experiments and Leeuwenhoek's invention of the microscope to computerized weather prediction and genetically engineered mice. A parallel story progresses from the invention of the organ in ancient Alexandria to Stradivari's design of the modern cello to the invention of the electronic synthesizer. Pondering Bach's fugues and Stravinsky's compositions, TV producer Levenson ( Ice Time ) delves into music's mathematical underpinnings and concludes that science is "a form of art" that strives to make sense of the human condition. Illustrated. Newbridge Astronomy Book Club, Newbridge Library of Science and Reader's Subscription alternates.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Associate producer for PBS's Nova series, Levenson (Ice Time, LJ 4/15/89) has written a probing account of the intertwining of science and music from ancient times to the present day. Levenson blames Bach for this book. After becoming intrigued by well tempering at the time of Bach's 300th birthday celebration, he delved into the subject and discovered a truth that every serious musician comes to recognize: the importance of mathematics to the basics of music. Levenson singles out special scientific and musical instruments and explores thoroughly how the two fields are related. At times he is too detailed, but this is a minor fault; Levenson is a gifted writer who has produced an engrossing work. Recommended for academic libraries and general collections where Jamie James's Music of the Spheres (LJ 4/1/93) or Goedel, Escher, Bach (LJ 10/1/79) circulate well. [Newbridge's Astronomy Book Club, Library of Science, and Reader's Subscription alternates.]-Kathleen Spark- man, Baylor Univ., Waco, Tex.
--Kathleen Spark- man, Baylor Univ., Waco, Tex.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
--Kathleen Spark- man, Baylor Univ., Waco, Tex.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Von Neumann, Royal Society, Middle Ages, Isaac Newton, Los Alamos, Roger Bacon, The Art of Fugue, Begin Again Again, Baude Cordier, Berkelse Mere, Johannes Kepler, Pope Gregory, Sidereus Nuncius, Trinity College, Albert Einstein, Antonio Stradivari, Galileo Galilei, Henri Poincaré, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Priestley, Leonard Bernstein, Percy Grainger, Western Europe New!
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Von Neumann, Royal Society, Middle Ages, Isaac Newton, Los Alamos, Roger Bacon, The Art of Fugue, Begin Again Again, Baude Cordier, Berkelse Mere, Johannes Kepler, Pope Gregory, Sidereus Nuncius, Trinity College, Albert Einstein, Antonio Stradivari, Galileo Galilei, Henri Poincaré, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Priestley, Leonard Bernstein, Percy Grainger, Western Europe New!
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- Artificial Life: A Report from the Frontier Where Computers Meet Biology by Steven Levy on page 259, and Back Matter
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- Bronze by Gold: The Music of Joyce (Border Crossings) by Sebastian D.G. Knowles on page 224
- Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination by Robert Jourdain in Back Matter
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