Music Science

ISBN-13: 9788770221306 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 338 str.

Marcelo Sampaio de Alencar

Opis

Presents the fundamentals of music science, followed by a discussion on the historical evolution of music. An introduction to the analysis of signals in time and frequency is presented, which includes sound and noise. Features and mathematical aspects of sound are discussed, including vibration and timbre.

Spis treści

• Preface.
• 1. Fundamentals of music science, and its relation to other subjects
• 2. Historical evolution of music, and discusses musical eras
• 3. Relation between musical science and mathematics
• 4. Analysis of signals in time and frequency, and the Fourier theory
• 5. Properties and applications of the Fourier transform
• 6. Basic definitions of musical science, and musical terminology
• 7. Features of the sound production, including vibration and timbre
• 8. Music characteristics and acoustics, including tempo, rhythm and harmony
• 9. Voice models and voice production, along with sound perception
• 10. The creation of major scales and the formation of minor scales
• 11. The study on consonance and dissonance
• 12. Measure and metric, tempo markings and dynamics
• 13. Music theory and chord formation, along with definitions of notes, staff and alterations, keys and intervals, tones and associated frequencies
• 14. Melody the fundamentals of music composition
• 15. Musical instruments, and the usual formation of orchestras and rock bands
• 16. Main music styles, that include classic, modern, popular and human voice styles
• Appendix A. Basic differentiation and integration rules
• Appendix B. Properties of Fourier series and transform
• Appendix C. List of notes, including their frequencies and wavelengths
• Appendix D. Glossary of music terms and acronyms

O autorze

Marcelo Sampaio de Alencar