THYG 555 - Psychophysical Analysis Ia:Tone Color Analysis

Institution:

The New England Conservatory of Music

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Introduces the scientific analysis of sound. Analysis, including computer spectrographs, of the sounds of musical instruments and their combinations, and of the ways sonic qualities are chosen by composers and performers to shape and color musical contexts and works. Sonic design in music of different periods and cultures; relationship of tone color to other parameters and to visual color. Text: Cogan, New Images of Musical Sound. (2 credits) Cogan

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

necmusic.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 585-1100

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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