Music and Science in the Age of Galileo

Music and Science in the Age of Galileo
Author: V. Coelho
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1992-11-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780792320289

A collection of essays exploring the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. It takes a broad historical approach towards understanding such topics as the role of music in Galileo's experiments and in the scientific revolution

The Listening Book

The Listening Book
Author: W. A. Mathieu
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1991-03-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0834827670

The Listening Book is about rediscovering the power of listening as an instrument of self-discovery and personal transformation. By exploring our capacity for listening to sounds and for making music, we can awaken and release our full creative powers. Mathieu offers suggestions and encouragement on many aspects of music-making, and provides playful exercises to help readers appreciate the connection between sound, music, and everyday life.