Harmony
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Harmony
Yizhak Sadai
7 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2012–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
One thing I love about it is how every theoretical concept comes first from what is perceived (hence "phenomenological").
The conventional analytic approach as taught in academies is based primarily upon the depiction of the WRITTEN content of a composition by means of symbols and concepts inherent to the accepted analytic code. This analysis however, which describes mainly what is SEEN, does not always succeed in describing what is HEARD - the perceptual musical essence
It treats what is perceived - what we hear - as the anchor, and not what we see when we analyse the notes on paper.
The conventional analytic approach as taught in academies is based primarily upon the depiction of the WRITTEN content of a composition by means of symbols and concepts inherent to the accepted analytic code. This analysis however, which describes mainly what is SEEN, does not always succeed in describing what is HEARD - the perceptual musical essence.
Tonality constitutes the organisation of a given number of tones in a manner which creates among them differences of kinetic potential.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What are the best unknown books you have read? 2020 · 4 recommendations
- The Best Textbooks on Every Subject 2012 · 3 recommendations