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Basic Gestures for Music Theory, Performance, and Pedagogy

Basic Gestures for Music Theory, Performance, and Pedagogy

Hardcover

Series: Computational Music Science

General MathematicsMusic Theory

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ISBN10: 303210680X
ISBN13: 9783032106803
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 79
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.33
Language: English
This book offers a groundbreaking introduction to the role of gestures in music, tailored for educators working with young students before university level. Written in clear, intuitive language and free from mathematical or musical prerequisites, this book makes complex ideas accessible.

Drawing from Guerino Mazzola's influential work The Topos of Music, this volume presents gesture theory in a uniquely approachable way, richly illustrated with high-quality figures. It introduces the revolutionary concept of hypergestures -- gestures within spaces of gestures -- opening new possibilities for understanding and teaching complex musical interactions.

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