Drawing on a wide range of factors that shape our experience of sound, this lyrical exploration of music examines how we listen it and why we listen to it in the first place, challenging the very dichotomy between 'good' and 'bad' music and changing our relationship with the heard world.
the secret link between music and the structure of the universe
Alexander, Stephon
2017
"A theoretical physicist and jazz musician combines his two loves to present a new theory of the universe: sound as the link between Einstein's relativity with quantum mechanics"--Amazon.com.
A struggling young musician finds a mentor in a mysterious teacher who guides him on a spiritual journey that reveals the true gifts of music and life.
Fifteen essays explore the music of U2 through a philosophical lens, covering such themes as Kierkegaardian despair, existential Christianity, knowledge and feeling, Heidegger's "being-toward-death," and feminist ethics.
Explains the author's belief that the human capacity for music-making and the enjoyment in music is an inevitable consequence of the way the human brain seeks out patterns, forming interpretations and setting up expectations.
Examines various apsects of music, discussing sound, tone, melody, harmony, rhythm, composition, performance, listening, understanding, and ecstasy; and attempts to understand the effects of music on people.
a conductor's notes on music, physics, and social change
Eger, Joseph
2005
Classical conductor Joseph Eger describes how music and science are related in the twentieth century. Presents the viewpoint that music is similar to the popular theoretical physics concept of "string theory." Describes how music relates to the physical and social worlds and how music can be used as a force and a voice for change and social advocacy.
Explores how advances in technology impacted the development of music in the twentieth century, focusing on specific technological discoveries that had the greatest influence on music.
