This book draws together pioneering contributions to the study of the processes by which music is created. It redresses a balance in contemporary literature on the psychology of music which has, to date, concentrated mainly on receptive processes. The focus throughout is on empirical observation and the development of cognitive theory, with fascinating explorations of such topics as the generation of expression in musical performance, problems of synchrony in ensemble performance, improvisational skill in trained and untrained musicians, childrens' spontaneous notations for music, and formal constraints on compositional systems.
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Professor John Sloboda is the leading authority world-wide on the psychology of music. His classic book 'The musical mind' was published by OUP in 1985, and has been reprinted 15 times.
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Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. navy cloth boards w/ blind-stamped emblem, gilt & red printing; red printed spine plate w/ gilt. 298 pgs w/ diagrams. A nice, bright ex-college library copy. Content as follows from WorldCat: Generative principles in music performance / Eric F. Clarke -- Timing in music performance and its relations to music experience / Alf Gabrielsson -- Computer synthesis of music performance / Johan Sundberg -- Timing and synchronization in ensemble performance / Rudolf A. Rasch -- Rehearsal skill and musical competence : does practice make perfect? / Linda M. Gruson -- Tonal structure and children's early learning of music / W. Jay Dowling -- Improvisation : methods and models / Jeff Pressing -- Experimental research into musical generative ability / Maria Sagi and Ivan Vitanyi -- Young children's musical representations : windows on music cognition / Lyle Davidson and Lawrence Scripp -- Cognitive constraints on compositional systems / Fred Lerdahl -- From collections to structure : the developmental path of tonal thinking / Lyle Davidson and Patricia Welsh. VG (ex-library w/ textblock stamps, ID to lower spines, internal stamps, usual markings. clothed scuffed; scoring to back cover; spine sunned. pgs clean). Seller Inventory # 185855
Seller: Alplaus Books, Alplaus, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardbound without dust jacket. Oxford, 1988. No markings noted, mild wear. Seller Inventory # 58262aa
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0198521545. Seller Inventory # 3746585
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