From Scratch

Writings in Music Theory

By: James Tenney, Larry Polansky (Editor), Lauren Pratt (Editor), Robert Wannamaker (Editor), Michael Winter (Editor)

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Paperback | 16 April 2019

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504 Pages

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15.7 x 23.5 x 3.5

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Essential music-theoretical writings from a giant of avant-garde composing One of the twentieth century's most important musical thinkers, James Tenney did pioneering work in multiple fields, including computer music, tuning theory, and algorithmic and computer-assisted composition. From Scratch arranges, edits, and revises Tenney's hard-to-find writings into one indispensable collection. Selections focus on his fundamental concerns-"what the ear hears"-and include thoughts and ideas on perception and form, tuning systems and especially just intonation, information theory, theories of harmonic space, and stochastic (chance) procedures of composition.

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"This new book is without doubt a landmark publication for those involved in Tenney scholarship,. . . . This collection of writings provides a superbly revealing insight into Tenney's work, and the couching of prominent texts alongside much less well-known ones helps to enrich the understanding of him and his work." --Tempo

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