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The music instinct : how music works and why we can't do without it / by Ball, Philip,1962-(CARDINAL)207976;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prelude: The harmonious universe. An introduction -- Overture: Why we sing. What is music and where does it come from? -- Staccato: The atoms of music. What are musical notes and how do we decide which to use? -- Andante: What's in a tune? Do melodies follow rules, and if so, which? -- Legato: Keeping it together. How do we decode the sound? -- Tutti: All together now. How do we use more than one note at a time? -- Con moto: Slave to the rhythm. What gives music its pulse? -- Pizzicato: The colour of music. Why do instruments sound different, and how does that affect the music? -- Misterioso: All in the mind. Which bits of the brain do we use for music? -- Appassionato: Light my fire. How does music convey and elicit emotion? -- Capriccioso: Going in and out of style. What are musical styles? ; Is music about notes, or patterns, or textures? -- Parlando: Why music talks to us : Is music a language? Or is it closer to the non-verbal arts? -- Serioso: The meaning of music. What are composers and musicians trying to say? ; Can music in itself say anything at all? -- Coda: The condition of music.
Subjects: Music and science.; Music;
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The science of sound and music / by Levine, Shar,1953-; Johnstone, Leslie.;
Subjects: Sound; Music; Experiments;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Jazzy science projects with sound and music / by Gardner, Robert,1929-2017.(CARDINAL)327788;
Subjects: Sound;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The power of music : pioneering discoveries in the new science of song / by Mannes, Elena.(CARDINAL)434882;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-251) and index.The musical body and brain. Feel the sound ; Music plays the body ; The brain plays music ; Is music our genetic birthright? -- The musical self. Musical structure, agony and ecstasy ; Mind-bending notes : can music make us smarter? ; Music speaks ; Why music? -- The resonant world. Whale songs, elephant bands, and dancing birds ; The music of the spheres -- Music Rx. Pain, pills - or music ; The next wave? ; Beyond the concert hall.This book is a pathbreaking exploration into how and why the human organism -- and the ebb and flow of the cosmos -- is moved by the undeniable effect of music. As Elena Mannes reveals in her eye-opening book, we are at a breakthrough moment in music research, for only recently has science sought in earnest to understand and explain the power of music and its connection to the body, the brain, and the world of nature. The award-winning creator of the acclaimed documentary The Music Instinct: Science & Song follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to unveil the latest discoveries in the new science of music. How much of our musicality is learned and how much is innate? Can examining the biological foundations of music help scientists unravel the intricate web of human cognition and brain function? Why is music virtually universal across cultures and time, and does it provide some evolutionary advantage? Can music make people healthier? Might music contain organizing principles of harmonic vibration that underlie the cosmos itself? One remarkable recent study shows that infants' cries contain common musical intervals. Physics experiments show that sound waves can change the structure of a material; world-famous musician Bobby McFerrin believes musical sound vibrations physically penetrate our bodies, shifting molecules as they do. From neurologist Gottfried Schlaug and X-ray astronomer Andrew Fabian, who studies the actual music of the spheres, to opera star Deborah Voigt and the deaf Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who "hears" through her feet, Mannes takes us to the crossroads of science and culture. Perhaps most remarkably, she explores the power of music to heal. "We can imagine a day," she writes, "when doctors write prescriptions for music," knowing what precise combinations of notes and styles affect different parts of the body and mind. - Publisher.
Subjects: Music and science.; Music;
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A perfect harmony : music, mathematics and science / by Darling, David,author.(CARDINAL)515383;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the earliest of civilisations, humans have found ways to make music, whether through makeshift drums or artfully drilled bone flutes. But how did music - effectively little more than a series of certain tones and rhythms - become so integral to the human experience? Untangling the curious links between notes and number, musical perception, psychology and physics, David Darling examines the fascinating science behind music, from its Palaeolithic origins to the present." -- Back cover texts.
Subjects: Music; Music and science.; Musical perception.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Stars / by Ian, Janis.(CARDINAL)726299;
Subjects: Ian, Janis.; Science Ficiton and music.; Science fiction and musicians.; Science fiction.;
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The music of the spheres : music, science, and the natural order of the universe / by James, Jamie,1951-2020.(CARDINAL)340216;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-24) and index.
Subjects: Music and science.; Music; Science; Harmony of the spheres.;
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Zoom a little zoom : a ride through science [sound recording] / by Fink, Cathy,performer.(CARDINAL)355690; Zaret, Hy,lyricist.; Singer, Louis C.,1912-1966,composer.(CARDINAL)182545; Marxer, Marcy,perfomer.(CARDINAL)355692; Roberts, Justin,performer.(CARDINAL)549622; Irwin, Andy Offutt,1957-performer.; Adaptation of (work):Zaret, Hy.Ballads for the age of science.; Riders in the Sky,performer.(CARDINAL)517060;
Cathy Fink, vocals, guitar, five-string banjo; Marcy Marxer, vocals, guitars, ukulele, bass, spoons, hammered dulcimer, mandolin; with assisting musicians.Recorded at Jim Robeson Productions, Gaithersburg, MD; Airshow, Takoma Park, MD; and Community Music, Silver Spring, MD.Grammy-winning duo Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer remake a space age classic with an update to the 1961 classic Ballads for the age of science, featuring music by Lou Singer and lyrics by Hy Zaret.
Subjects: Children's sound recordings.; Science; Children's songs.; Science; Songs.;
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Move it! Work it! : a song about simple machines / by Salas, Laura Purdie.(CARDINAL)119844; Garófoli, Viviana,illustrator.(CARDINAL)538699; Garófoli, Viviana.(CARDINAL)538699;
Includes bibliographic references."Introduces the topic of simple machines through the familiar tune 'Kookaburra'"--Summary provided by publisher.1-31-3710LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Music.; Songs.; Science; Science; Simple machines; Simple machines; Simple machines;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Home on the Earth : a song about Earth's layers / by Salas, Laura Purdie.(CARDINAL)119844; Garófoli, Viviana,illustrator.(CARDINAL)538699;
MARCIVE 06/04/09530L
Subjects: Music.; Songs.; Earth sciences; Earth sciences; Science;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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