Composition and Cognition: Reflections on Contemporary Music and the Musical Mind

by Fred Lerdahl

In Composition and Cognition, renowned composer and theorist Fred Lerdahl builds on his careerlong work of developing a comprehensive model of music cognition. Bringing together his dual expertise in composition and music theory, he reveals the way in which his research has served as a foundation for his compositional style and how his intuitions as a composer have guided his cognitively oriented theories. At times personal and reflective,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520305108
• ISBN13: 9780520305106
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"