Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00IUOGV6K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 349 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sax Lover said Music = Food for the Soul. I purchased this book from Amazon, upon the suggestion of the author, after lamenting that I had not seen it available in local bookstores.This book offers food for the soul - as it blends the technical with the experiential in its lucid exposition of the universal art of music.Here, analogy and hum. Heavy Duty Study for Sure Kindle Customer I did not expect such a heavy book! 8.5 x 11 in. and 2lbs.! A lifetime study; but thus far I have gotten a couple of very good ideas I am working on: rhythmic rather than harmonic, strangely. I'm trying to wrap my head around the numerical and verbal concepts of stuff I know and practice to some ext. Five Stars Cameron Powers excellent
His compositions and solo piano music have been extensively recorded. He lives in Sebastopol, California, where he writes, composes, and teaches. W. Mathieu is the author of The Listening Book and The Musical Life. . A
A. As the author states, "The rules of music--including counterpoint and harmony--were not formed in our brains but in the resonance chambers of our bodies." His theory of music reconciles the ancient harmonic system of just intonation with the modern system of twelve-tone temperament. His prose often resembles the rhythms and cadences of music itself, and his many musical examples allow readers to discover their own musical responses.. W. Mathieu, an accomplished author and recording artist, presents a way of learning music that reconnects modern-day musicians with the source from which music was originally generated. Saying that the way we think music is far from the way we do music, Mathieu explains why certain combinations of sounds are experienced by the listener as harmonious. An exploration of musical harmony from its ancient fundamentals to its most complex modern progressions, addressing how and why it resonates emotionally and spiritually in the individual
Above all, this is a book for anyone who would like to acquire harmony as a lived experience rather than as mere memorization of unyielding rules on paper." (Chien-Chang Yang, Quarterly Journal of the MLA)"Mathieu is consistently proving himself to be one of the best in musical theory." (John Coltrane in Downbeat Magazine) . Harmonic Experience extends any reader's understanding of music and is a user-friendly, elegant and graceful work. He's found the words to tell the power of music." (Pete Seeger, folksinger)"This book goes beyond what most textbooks offer, and its highly original pedagogy deserves the attention of every teacher of harmony. It is a technical treatise about the inner workings of music." (Daniel Atesh Sonneborn, Smithsonian Institution)"Mathieu's books are worth reading for anyone in any field of music--jazz, classical, gospel, or any other. "This volum