Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound: An Introduction to Psychoacoustics

Cook, Perry R.

ISBN 10: 0262032562 / ISBN 13: 9780262032568

Published by The MIT Press, 1999

About this Item

Hardcover edition. A very clean copy in a dust jacket with some mild wear to the edges/small tears. CD not included.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound: An Introduction to Psychoacoustics
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262032562
• ISBN 13: 9780262032568
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music

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Synopsis

Introducing the multiple topics of psychoacoustics, this book discusses the basic physiology and functions of the ear and auditory sections of the brain, cogntive psychology, and the physics of sound. It emphasizes music and computerized sound and an audio CD includes sound examples.

Review

"The book can be highly recommended for instructors who are teaching a course on musical acoustics or music perception. The book contains a number of insightful observations, especially on scales, tonality, and the pitches of complex tones. The chapters on the human voice, memory, and haptics by the junior authors seemed particularly fresh and interesting." - William M. Hartmann, Music Perception"