The Topos of Music III: Gestures - Musical Multiverse Ontologies

This is the third volume of the second edition of the now classic book "The Topos of Music". The authors present gesture theory, including a gesture philosophy for music, the mathematics of gestures, concept architectures and software for musical gesture theory, the multiverse perspective which reveals the relationship between gesture theory and the string theory in theoretical physics, and applications of gesture theory to a number of musical themes, including counterpoint, modulation theory, free jazz, Hindustani music, and vocal gestures.

List of contents

Philosophy.- Mathematics of Gestures.- Concept Architectures and Software for Gesture Theory.- The Multiverse Perspective.- Gesture-theoretical Models in Music.- Examples of Gestural Structures in Music.- Musicological Applications.- References.- Index.

Summary

New element of the Topos book brings together progress in diverse fieldPresents gesture theory, including a gesture philosophy for music, the mathematics of gestures, concept architectures and software for musical gesture theory, and the multiverse perspectivePresents applications of gesture theory, including counterpoint, modulation theory, and free jazz

Product details

• Authors: Ren Guitart, René Guitart, Jocelyn Ho, Jocelyn et al Ho, Alex Lubet, Maria Mannone, Guerin Mazzola, Guerino Mazzola, Matt Rahaim, Florian Thalmann
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783030097202
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3009720-2
• No. of pages: 604
• Dimensions: 196 mm x 281 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 1626 g
• Illustrations: LI, 604 p.
• Series: Computational Music Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous; B, Music, Performing Arts, Mathematics, computer science, The arts, Art Education, Computer and Information Systems Applications, Application software, Creativity and Arts Education, Teaching of a specific subject, Theatre and Performance Arts, User interface design & usability, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Computer applications in the arts & humanities, User interfaces (Computer systems), Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities, Mathematics in Music