The Psychology of Music
The Psychology of Music provides an overview of the perception of musical tones by discussing different sound characteristics, like loudness, pitch and timbre, together with interaction between these attributes.
Abstract
J.R. Pierce, The Nature of Musical Sound. M.R. Schroeder, Concert Halls: From Magic to Number Theory. N.M. Weinberger, Music and the Auditory System. R. Rasch and R. Plomp, The Perception of Musical Tones. J-C. Risset and D.L. Wessel, Exploration of Timbre by Analysis and Synthesis. J. Sundberg, The Perception of Singing. E.M. Burns, Intervals, Scales, and Tuning. W.D. Ward, Absolute Pitch. D. Deutsch, Grouping Mechanisms in Music. D. Deutsch, The Processing of Pitch Combinations. J.J. Bharucha, Neural Nets, Temporal Composites, and Tonality. E. Narmour, Hierarchical Expectation and Musical Style. E.F. Clarke, Rhythm and Timing in Music. A. Gabrielsson, The Performance of Music. W.J. Dowling, The Development of Music Perception and Cognition. R. Shuter-Dyson, Musical Ability. O.S.M. Marin and D.W. Perry, Neurological Aspects of Music Perception and Performance. E.C. Carterette and R.A. Kendall, Comparative Music Perception and Cognition. Index.