{"product_id":"the-arithmetic-of-listening-kyle-gann-9780252042584","title":"The Arithmetic of Listening: Tuning Theory and History for the Impractical Musician","description":"\"Tuning is the secret lens through which the history of music falls into focus,\" says Kyle Gann. Yet in Western circles, no other musical issue is so ignored, so taken for granted, so shoved into the corners of musical discourse. \u003cp\u003eA classroom essential and an invaluable reference, \u003ci\u003eThe Arithmetic of Listening\u003c\/i\u003e offers beginners the grounding in music theory necessary to find their own way into microtonality and the places it may take them. Moving from ancient Greece to the present, Kyle Gann delves into the infinite tunings available to any musician who feels straitjacketed by obedience to standardized Western European tuning. He introduces the concept of the harmonic series and demonstrates its relationship to equal-tempered and well-tempered tuning. He also explores recent experimental tuning models that exploit smaller intervals between pitches to create new sounds and harmonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSystematic and accessible, \u003ci\u003eThe Arithmetic of Listening\u003c\/i\u003e provides a much-needed primer for the wide range of tuning systems that have informed Western music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudio examples demonstrating the musical ideas in \u003ci\u003eThe Arithmetic of Listening\u003c\/i\u003e can be found at: https: \/\/www.kylegann.com\/Arithmetic.html\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyle Gann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252042581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252042584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Kyle Gann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086447358207,"sku":"9780252042584","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00c99999-09c7-4ff6-8541-7230862e039c.jpg?v=1769094725","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-arithmetic-of-listening-kyle-gann-9780252042584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}