Abstract
This chapter addresses key principles of music theory from perspectives which are intended to be accessible to sound designers. It seeks to do so via alternatives to standard Western music notation and more specialist nomenclature, whilst still covering foundational issues in choices of pitch intervals, rhythm, melodic contour, tonal attraction and harmony. In doing so, it discusses metaphors of musical motion, analogies drawn from other art forms, and principles of musical construction informed by psychoacoustical studies and music cognition.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Foundations in Sound Design for Linear Media |
| Editors | Michael Filimowicz |
| Place of Publication | New York & London |
| Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Pages | 227-247 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1138093966 |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 28 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- Music
- Theory
- sound design
- Motion
- Rhythm
- Pitch
- Harmony
- Counterpoint