{"product_id":"comparing-notes-how-we-make-sense-of-music","title":"Comparing Notes: How We Make Sense of Music","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eComparing Notes: How We Make Sense of Music\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAdam Ockelford\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781681777443\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePegasus Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow does music work? Indeed, what is (or isn't) music? We are all instinctively musical, but why? Adam Ockelford has the answers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tap of the foot, a rush of emotion, the urge to hum a tune; without instruction or training we all respond intuitively to music. \u003ci\u003eComparing Notes\u003c\/i\u003e explores what music is, why all of us are musical, and how abstract patterns of sound that might not appear to mean anything can, in fact, be so meaningful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking the reader on a clear and compelling tour of major twentieth century musical theories, Professor Adam Ockelford arrives at his own important psychologically grounded theory of how music works. From pitch and rhythm to dynamics and timbre, he shows how all the elements of music cohere through the principle of imitation to create an abstract narrative in sound that we instinctively grasp, whether listening to Bach or the Beatles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthoritative, engaging, and full of wonderful examples from across the musical spectrum, \u003ci\u003eComparing Notes\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone who's ever loved a song, sonata, or symphony, and wondered why.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Comparing Notes: How We Make Sense of Music | Adam Ockelford | Hardcover | 9781681777443 | Used: Like New | Music \u0026 Performing Arts 1608027","offer_id":48415391449240,"sku":"1608027","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81yR1SuewwL.jpg?v=1773331932","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/comparing-notes-how-we-make-sense-of-music","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}