Music

10 books

• What a Note IsFree to readThe series hiding inside one string, the piano's compromise, and why thirds jar.3 chapters
• Time, Metre and GrooveFree to readWhere the beat is, being late on purpose, and why nobody agrees on the tempo.3 chapters
• How a Piece Is BuiltFree to readLeaving home and coming back, an argument in three parts, and the chorus.3 chapters
• The Record Changed the MusicFree to readThree minutes because of a disc, the studio as an instrument, and the loudness war.3 chapters
• Writing It DownFree to readSigns for singers who already knew the tune, the lines, and what a score leaves out.3 chapters
• Other Ways to Divide a SoundFree to readA tetrachord no piano can play, a melody with rules of movement, and tuning with no standard.3 chapters
• Who Owns a SongFree to readOne song and two properties, two seconds that split the courts, and where influence becomes infringement.3 chapters
• The Instrument You AreFree to readA buzz and a tube, a frequency band the orchestra leaves empty, and a voice that was manufactured.3 chapters
• Music in the HeadFree to readA gift that is mostly a label, a pleasure that arrives before the note, and ten minutes of Mozart.3 chapters
• Wood, Iron and WireFree to readA violin nobody could pick out blind, a harpsichord that learned soft and loud, and a fault that became a sound.3 chapters