Description |
3 videodiscs (558 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 112 pages ; 19 cm) + 1 transcript book (iv., 329 pages ; 19 cm). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
Series |
Great courses. Science & mathematics, mathematics.
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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System Details |
DVD, full screen. |
Performer |
Lecturer: David Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland. |
Note |
Twelve lectures (ca. 45 minutes each) on three DVDs. |
Bibliography |
Course guidebook includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
"Understanding the connections between music and mathematics helps you appreciate both, even if you have no special ability in either field--from knowing the mathematics behind tuning an instrument to understanding the features that define your favorite pieces. By exploring the mathematics of music, you also learn why non-Western music sounds so different, gain insight into the technology of modern sound reproduction, and start to hear the world around you in exciting new ways"--Website. |
Contents |
Disc 1. -- Overtones : symphony in a single note (48 min.) -- Timbre : why each instrument sounds different (46 min.) -- Pitch and auditory illusions (47 min.) -- How scales are constructed (48 min.) -- -- Disc 2. -- How scale tunings and composition coevolved (46 min.) -- Dissonance and piano tuning (50 min.) -- Rhythm : from numbers to patterns (44 min.) -- Transformations and symmetry (50 min.) -- -- Disc 3. -- Self-reference from Bach to Gödel (42 min.) -- Composing with math : classical to avant-garde (45 min.) -- The digital delivery of music (46 min.) -- Math, music, and the mind (46 min.). |
Subject |
Music -- Mathematics.
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Music -- Mathematics. |
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Music theory.
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Music theory. |
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Mathematics.
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Mathematics. |
Genre/Form |
Lectures.
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Lectures.
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Educational films.
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Educational films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Teaching Company.
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ISBN |
9781598039207 |
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1598039202 |
Music No. |
1373 Teaching Company |
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ID1373A-01 Teaching Company |
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PD1373A Teaching Company |
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PT1373A-01 |
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