The Arithmetic of Listening: Tuning Theory and History for the Impractical Musician

by Kyle Gann

Book Overview

"Tuning is the secret lens through which the history of music falls into focus," says Kyle Gann. Yet in Western circles, no other musical issue is so ignored, so taken for granted, so shoved into the corners of musical discourse.

A classroom essential and an invaluable reference, The Arithmetic of Listening offers beginners the grounding in music theory necessary to find their own way into microtonality and the places it may take them. Moving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252084411
• ISBN13: 9780252084416
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"