Foundations of diatonic theory
Subtitle: a mathematically based approach to music fundamentals
By: Timothy A. Johnson
Series: Mathematics across the curriculum; Mathematics across the curriculum
Publisher: Scarecrow
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780810862333; 9780810862135
Subjects: Music theory; MUSIC; Reference; Classical; Textbooks; Mathematics; Genres & Styles
Description: Foundations of Diatonic Theory: A Mathematically Based Approach to Music Fundamentals is an introductory, undergraduate-level textbook that provides an easy entry point into the challenging field of diatonic set theory, a division of music theory that applies the techniques of discrete mathematics to the properties of diatonic scales. After introducing mathematical concepts that relate directly to music theory, the text concentrates on these mathematical relationships, firmly establishing a link between introductory pedagogy and recent scholarship in music theory. It then relates concepts in d.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preface; The Vision of Mathematics Across the Curriculum; Introduction; Chapter 01. Spatial Relations and Musical Structures; Chapter 02. Internal Patterns and Musical Structures; Chapter 03. Triads and Seventh Chords and TheirStructures; Conclusion; For Further Study; Notes; Sources Cited; Index; About the Author.