The Psychophysical Ear: Musical Experiments, Experimental Sounds, 1840-1910

by Alexandra Hui

An examination of how the scientific study of sound sensation became increasingly intertwined with musical aesthetics in nineteenth-century Germany and Austria.

In the middle of the nineteenth century, German and Austrian concertgoers began to hear new rhythms and harmonies as non-Western musical ensembles began to make their way to European cities and classical music introduced new compositional trends. At the same time, leading physicists,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262018381
• ISBN13: 9780262018388
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher