- Additional Authors
- Benson, Christina
- Description
- 1 online resource
- Summary
- Harmony is an integral part of our auditory environment. Resonances characterised by harmonic frequency relationships are found throughout the natural world and harmonic sounds are essential elements of speech, communication and, of course, music. Providing neurophysiological data and theories that are suitable to explain the neural code of pitch and harmony, the author demonstrates that musical pitch is a temporal phenomenon and musical harmony is a mathematical necessity based on neuronal mechanisms. Moreover, he offers new evidence for the role of an auditory time constant for speech and music perception as well as for similar neuronal processing mechanisms of auditory and brain waves. Successfully relating current neurophysiological results to the ancient ideas of Pythagoras, this unique title will appeal to specialists in the fields of neurophysiology, neuroacoustics, linguistics, behavioural biology and musicology as well as to a broader audience interested in the neural basis of music perception.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and subject index.
- ISBN
- OCLC
- 908633164
- Author
Langner, Gerald, 1943-
- Title
The neural code of pitch and harmony / Gerald Langner, Technische Universitat, Darmstadt, Germany ; edited by Christina Benson, Aberystwyth University, UK.
- Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and subject index.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Benson, Christina, editor.
- Other Form:
Print version: Langner, Gerald Neural Code of Pitch and Harmony West Nyack : Cambridge University Press,c2015 9780521874311