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Author:   Aiello ,  John A. Sloboda
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9780195064766

ISBN 10:   0195064763
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   06 January 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

PART I: Philosophical Perspectives 1: L.B. Meyer: Emotion and Meaning in Music, Chapter 1 2: R. Aiello: Music and Language: Parallels and Contrasts 3: N. Cook: Perception: A Perspective from Music Theory PART II: Developmental Perspectives 4: L. Davidson: Song Singing by Young and Old: A Developmental Approach to Music 5: J. Bamberger: Coming to Hear in a New Way 6: J.A. Sloboda: Music Performance: Expression and Development of Excellence PART III: The Perception of Melody 7: W.J. Dowling: Melodic Contour in Hearing and Remembering Melodies PART IV: The Perception of Tonality 8: D. Butler and H. Brown: Describing the Mental Representation of Tonality in Music 9: J.J. Bharucha: Tonality and Expectation PART V: The Perception of Rhythm and Timing 10: S. Sternberg and R.L. Knoll: Perception, Production, and Imitation of Time Ratios by Skilled Musicians 11: L.H. Shaffer and N.P. Todd: The Interpretive Component in Musical Performance PART VI: The Perception of Musical Compositions 12: R. Aiello: Can Listening to Music Be Experimentally Studied?

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This excellent overview of recent research and developments in the perception and cognition of music will be valuable to graduate students and professionals in the fields of music and psychology. E. Franklin, Winthrop University, Choice, Sept '94, Vol. 32, No. 1

Author Information

Rita Aiello, Ph.D., is a professor at the Julliard School, and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Psychology at New York University, and an adjunct professor at the Manhattan School of Music. Dr. Aiello, a pianist, has an interest in the nature, the meaning and the understanding of music. John A. Sloboda, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Keele, Staffordshire.

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