Beschreibung
This textbook approaches topics mainly of musical theory and composition under a new light. The focus is on classical topics such as harmony and counterpoint, but the authors also include references to gestures and global theory. They present ideas in a critical manner, highlighting problems in earlier theories, and showing the advantage of using scientific tools. The book includes many illustrations, and exercises with solutions, and the authors introduce computational tools and software for analysis and composition, such as Rubato.
Autorenporträt
Prof. Dr. Guerino Mazzola earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Zurich University. He wrote the groundbreaking book The Topos of Music in 2002, its formal language and models are used by leading researchers in Europe, India, Japan, and North America and have become a foundation of music software design. Prof. Mazzola has an appointment as professor in the School of Music at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota. Maria Caterina Mannone is completing her Ph.D. in the School of Music of the University of Minnesota. Yan Pang Clark is completing her Ph.D. in the School of Music of the University of Minnesota.
