Sound actions : : conceptualizing musical instruments / / Alexander Refsum Jensenius.

• VerfasserIn: Jensenius, Alexander Refsum,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge : : The MIT Press,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (267 pages)

"This is a theoretical music technology book, influenced by new research in embodied music cognition. The main focus is on musical instruments and how they shape our experiences of music"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix -- Prelude xi -- Part I Musicking -- 1 Music as an Active Process 3 -- 2 Music as an Embodied Process 23 -- 3 Musical Instruments 39 -- Part II Embodiment -- 4 Music-Related Body Motion 53 -- 5 Functional Aspects 71 -- 6 Representations of Sound Actions 85 -- Part III Interaction -- 7 Action-Sound Couplings 99 -- 8 Action-Sound Mappings 123 -- 9 Spatiotemporality 159 -- Part IV Affection -- 10 From Ivory to Silicone 177 -- Acknowledgments ix -- Prelude xi -- Part I Musicking -- 1 Music as an Active Process 3 -- 2 Music as an Embodied Process 23 -- 3 Musical Instruments 39 -- Part II Embodiment -- 4 Music-Related Body Motion 53 -- 5 Functional Aspects 71 -- 6 Representations of Sound Actions 85 -- Part III Interaction -- 7 Action-Sound Couplings 99 -- 8 Action-Sound Mappings 123 -- 9 Spatiotemporality 159 -- Part IV Affection -- 10 From Ivory to Silicone 177.