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Composition and Cognition: Reflections on Contemporary Music and the Musical Mind
Contributor(s): Lerdahl, Fred (Author)

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 ISBN: 0520305094     ISBN-13: 9780520305090
Publisher: University of California Press
OUR PRICE: $99.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Music | Individual Composer & Musician
- Music | Instruction & Study - Theory
- Music | Philosophy & Social Aspects
Dewey: 781.1
LCCN: 2019007500
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (0.75 lbs) 160 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
 
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In Composition and Cognition, renowned composer and theorist Fred Lerdahl builds on his careerlong work of developing a comprehensive model of music cognition. Bringing together his dual expertise in composition and music theory, he reveals the way in which his research has served as a foundation for his compositional style and how his intuitions as a composer have guided his cognitively oriented theories. At times personal and reflective, this book offers an overall picture of the musical mind that has implications for central issues in contemporary composition, including the recurrent gap between method and result, and the tension between cognitive constraints and utopian aesthetic views of musical progress. Lerdahl's succinct volume provides invaluable insights for students and instructors, composers and music scholars, and anyone engaged with contemporary music.
 
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