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Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music

Name: Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music
Brand: Columbia University Press
SKU: 9780231193788
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Contributors:

David Sulzer

Publisher:

Columbia University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Mathematics, Science

Book Subcategory:

Acoustics & Sound, Life Sciences

Book Topic:

Anatomy & Physiology

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Release Date:

2021-04-27

ISBN 13:

9780231193788

Weight:

1.2 lbs

Size:

9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inches

Pages:

304

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Why does a clarinet play at lower pitches than a flute? What does it mean for sounds to be in or out of tune? How are emotions carried by music? Do other animals perceive sound like we do? How might a musician use math to come up with new ideas?

This book offers a lively exploration of the mathematics, physics, and neuroscience that underlie music in a way that readers without scientific background can follow. David Sulzer, also known in the musical world as Dave Soldier, explains why the perception of music encompasses the physics of sound, the functions of the ear and deep-brain auditory pathways, and the physiology of emotion. He delves into topics such as the math by which musical scales, rhythms, tuning, and harmonies are derived, from the days of Pythagoras to technological manipulation of sound waves. Sulzer ranges from styles from around the world to canonical composers to hip-hop, the history of experimental music, and animal sound by songbirds, cetaceans, bats, and insects. He makes accessible a vast range of material, helping readers discover the universal principles behind the music they find meaningful.

Written for musicians and music lovers with any level of science and math proficiency, including none, Music, Math, and Mind demystifies how music works while testifying to its beauty and wonder.

About the Author
David Sulzer is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Pharmacology at Columbia University Medical Center. His laboratory has made important contributions to the study of brain mechanisms involved in autism, Parkinson's disease, drug addiction, and learning and memory. He is also a composer and performer under the name Dave Soldier and has worked with many major figures in the classical, jazz, and pop worlds, appearing on over one hundred records. Some of his projects bridge music and neuroscience, including the Thai Elephant Orchestra, an orchestra of fourteen elephants in northern Thailand, and the Brainwave Music Project, which uses EEGs of brain activity to create compositions.

Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music

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