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Psychology of music

Title
Psychology of music / by Carl E. Seashore.
Author
Seashore, Carl E. (Carl Emil), 1866-1949.
Publication
New York ; London : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1938.

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Description
3 preliminary leaves, ix-xix pages, 1 leaf, 408 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, music, diagrams; 24 cm.
Series Statement
McGraw-Hill publications in psychology
Uniform Title
McGraw-Hill publications in psychology
Subject
  • Music > Psychological aspects
  • Musikpsychologie
  • Musique > Aspect psychologique
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 387-397.
Contents
The musical mind -- The musical medium -- The science of music -- A musical ornament, the vibrato -- Pitch : frequency -- Loudness : intensity -- Duration : time -- Timbre : wave form -- Tone quality : sonance -- Consonance -- Volume -- Rhythm -- Learning in music -- Imagining in music -- Thinking in music -- Nature of musical feeling -- Timbre of band and orchestral instruments -- Violin -- Piano -- Voice -- Principles of guidance in music -- Measures of musical talent -- Analysis of talent in a music school -- Analysis of talent in the public school -- The inheritance of musical talent -- Primitive music -- The development of musical skills -- Musical esthetics.
LCCN
38019422
OCLC
  • ocm00765908
  • 765908
  • SCSB-14627899
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library