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Composition and cognition : reflections on contemporary music and the musical mind / Fred Lerdahl

Author
Lerdahl, Fred, 1943-
Published
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 144 pages)
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Contents
From composition to theory -- Genesis and architecture of the music theory -- On the musical capacity -- Cognitive constraints redux -- From theory to composition
Summary
"In Composition and Cognition, famed composer and theorist Fred Lerdahl builds off the theoretical project that has occupied him for years: a comprehensive model of the cognition of tonal music. Bringing together his dual career in composition and music theory, he reveals how his work in music theory has served as a foundation for his compositional style and how his intuitions as a composer have guided his cognitively-oriented music theories. These theories, combined with related theoretical and empirical research, offer an overall picture of the musical mind that has implications for central issues in contemporary composition, including the recurrent gap between compositional method and perceived result, and the tension between cognitive constraints and utopian aesthetic views of musical progress. At times personal and reflective, Lerdahl's lyrical yet succinct volume will provide invaluable insights for students and instructors, composers, and musicians"--Provided by publisher
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ISBN
0520973259 electronic book
9780520973251 electronic bk.
9780520305090 hardcover alkaline paper
0520305094 hardcover alkaline paper
9780520305106 paperback alkaline paper
0520305108 paperback alkaline paper
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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