From Scratch: Writings in Music Theory

Winter, Michael, Wannamaker, Robert, Pratt, Lauren, Polansky, Larry, Tenney, James

One of the twentieth century's most important musical thinkers, James Tenney did pioneering work in multiple fields, including computer music, tuning theory, and algorithmic and computer-assisted composition. From Scratch arranges, edits, and revises Tenney's hard-to-find writings into one indispensable collection. Selections focus on his fundamental concerns-"what the ear hears"-and include thoughts and ideas on perception and form, tuning systems and especially just intonation, information theory, theories of harmonic space, and stochastic (chance) procedures of composition.

EAN

9780252084379

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Published

16 February 2019

Pages

504