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From Scratch|James Tenney

From Scratch : Writings in Music Theory

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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780252084379
  • ISBN-10: 0252084373
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • Publish Date: February 2019
  • Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Page Count: 504

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