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The Topos of Music I: Theory: Geometric Logic, Classification, Harmony, Counterpoint, Motives, Rhythm - Computational Music Science Guerino Mazzola Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2017 edition
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The Topos of Music I: Theory: Geometric Logic, Classification, Harmony, Counterpoint, Motives, Rhythm - Computational Music Science
Guerino Mazzola
This is the first volume of the second edition of the now classic book “The Topos of Music”. The author explains the theory's conceptual framework of denotators and forms, the classification of local and global musical objects, the mathematical models of harmony and counterpoint, and topologies for rhythm and motives.
656 pages, 97 Tables, color; 162 Illustrations, color; 13 Illustrations, black and white; XLIX, 656
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 11, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9783030097172 |
| Publishers | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Pages | 656 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 1.69 kg |
| Language | German |
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