The psychology of music / edited by Diana Deutsch.
| Other author/creator | Deutsch, Diana, editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Academic Press, ©1982. |
| Description | xvii, 542 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
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| Series | Academic Press series in cognition and perception Academic Press series in cognition and perception. ^A283435 |
| Contents | The perception of musical tones / R.A. Rasch and R. Plomp -- Exploration of timbre by analysis and synthesis / Jean-Claude Risset and David L. Wessel -- Perception of singing / Johan Sundberg -- Grouping mechanisms in music / Diana Deutsch -- The listener and the acoustic environment / R.A. Rasch and R. Plomp -- Rhythm and tempo / Paul Fraisse -- Timing by skilled musicians / Saul Sternberg, Ronald L. Knoll, and Paul Zukofsky -- Intervals, scales, and tuning / Edward M. Burns and W. Dixon Ward -- The processing of pitch combinations / Diana Deutsch -- Melodic processes and the perception of music / Burton S. Rosner and Leonard B. Meyer -- Structural representations of musical pitch / Roger N. Shepard -- Musical ability / Rosamund Shuter-Dyson -- Melodic information processing and its development / W. Jay Dowling -- Absolute pitch / W. Dixon Ward and Edward M. Burns -- Neurological aspects of music perception and performance / Oscar S.M. Marin -- Music performance / John A. Sloboda -- Social interaction and musical preference / Vladimir J. Konečni -- New music and psychology / Robert Erickson. |
| Abstract | This book serves as an introduction to an interdisciplinary field in psychology, which focuses on the interpretation of music through mental function. This interpretation leads to the characterization of music through perceiving, remembering, creating, performing, and responding to music. In particular, the book provides an overview of the perception of musical tones by discussing different sound characteristics, like loudness, pitch and timbre, together with interaction between these attributes. It also discusses the effect of computer resources on the psychological study of music through computational modeling. In this way, models of pitch perception, grouping and voice separation, and harmonic analysis were developed. The book further discusses musical development in social and emotional contexts, and it presents ways that music training can enhance the singing ability of an individual. The book can be used as a reference source for perceptual and cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists, and musicians. It can also serve as a textbook for advanced courses in the psychological study of music. |
| Local note | Little-290417--305130043464X |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies and index. |
| LCCN | 82001646 |
| ISBN | 0122135601 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3830 .P9 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |