Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound

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An Introduction to Psychoacoustics

Perry R. Cook (Humbug Sonic Arts), John Chowning, Richard B. Gillespie (University of Michigan) , Daniel J. Levitin (Professor, McGill University)

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English

MIT Press
26 January 2001

Theory of music & musicology; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Computer science

Series: Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound

The first book to provide comprehensive introductory coverage of the multiple topics encompassed under psychoacoustics.

How hearing works and how the brain processes sounds entering the ear to provide the listener with useful information are of great interest to psychologists, cognitive scientists, and musicians. However, while a number of books have concentrated on individual aspects of this field, known as psychoacoustics, there has been no comprehensive introductory coverage of the multiple topics encompassed under the term. Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound is the first book to provide that coverage, and it does so via a unique and useful approach.

The book begins with introductory chapters on the basic physiology and functions of the ear and auditory sections of the brain, then proceeds to discuss numerous topics associated with the study of psychoacoustics, including cognitive psychology and the physics of sound. The book has a particular emphasis on music and computerized sound. An accompanying download includes many sound examples to help explicate the text and is available with the code included in the book at http-//mitpress.mit.edu/mccs. To download sound samples, you can obtain a unique access code by emailing digitalproducts-cs@mit.edu or calling 617-253-2889 or 800-207-8354 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada).

The contributing authors include John Chowning, Perry R. Cook, Brent Gillespie, Daniel J. Levitin, Max Mathews, John Pierce, and Roger Shepard.

Contributions by: John Chowning, Richard B. Gillespie (University of Michigan), Daniel J. Levitin (Professor, McGill University), Max V. Mathews
Edited by: Perry R. Cook (Humbug Sonic Arts)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9780262531900
ISBN 10: 0262531909
Series: Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 26 January 2001
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Perry R. Cook is Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University, with a joint appointment in Music. Daniel J. Levitin is Founding Dean of Arts and Humanities at the Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute and James McGill Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience and Music at McGill University. He is the author of four bestselling books, including This Is Your Brain on Music- The Science of a Human Obsession. Roger N. Shepard is Professor of Psychology, Stanford University

Reviews for Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound: An Introduction to Psychoacoustics

"""The book can be highly recommended for instructors who are teaching a course on musical acoustics or music perception. The book contains a number of insightful observations, especially on scales, tonality, and the pitches of complex tones. The chapters on the human voice, memory, and haptics by the junior authors seemed particularly fresh and interesting."" - William M. Hartmann, Music Perception"""