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- Computer music - Wikipedia
- Music theory - "Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques, across or within genres, styles, or historical periods." - Wikipedia
- The Well-Tempered Clavier - "The very nature of the piece ... established a tuning requirement for harmonies which were to become the basis for all Western music developed through the early 20th century." - Wikipedia
- Twelve-tone music - "Twelve-tone technique (also dodecaphony, and in British usage, twelve-note composition) is a method of musical composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg." - Wikipedia
- Pythagorean's Comma, and Surpassing A432? Not Quite - Forum discussion about the Pythagorean comma
- Charles Ives - Essays before a sonata - online book
- * The Mystery of Pythagoras' Comma - "One of the greatest of the mysteries of the science of sound is the strange phenomenon known as Pythagoras' comma, which since time immemorial has been to man a symbol of his fallen state of imperfection." - pdf file, 5 pages
- * Experimental music - an interesting playlist of 24 videos, includes several videos of playing on home-made instruments
- * The Well-Tempered Clavier - playlist of 41 videos, includes also other music of Bach
- September 2006 Easy Music Theory Podcast - "1. Is it possible to transpose a melody from a major key into a minor one? 2. Is there a difference between 2/4 and 4/4 time? 3. How do I find the root, third and fifth of a chord in piano music? 4. What level of music theory do I need to be ready for music studies at high school or college? 5. Is there a good method for improving my ear?" - 10:04 min
- The Labyrinth of Music Theory: 1. Prolegomenon (August 23, 2008) - "The show is a tour through the labyrinth of composition, music theory, computer music, ethnomusicology, acoustics, synthesis and many related subjects of interest to music lovers, from experienced musicians to anyone interested in making music who wants to learn how. It includes both a fresh look at theoretical ideas, from a global, first-principles perspective, and practical advice about composition and music-making, with or without computers." - 21:20 min
- Learn free music theory - "This music theory tutorial was designed to teach you to learn music theory for free and in a fun easy way online!! This is a complete course series with all topics covered and explained, from beginner rudiments all the way up to advanced rudiments music theory. There is homework given at the end to help this music theory stick in your head!" - Playlist with 50 videos
- Ravi Shankar - short talk with Yehudi Menuhin - "Old archival film, discussion of music theory" (raga) - 4:00 min
- Easy music theory - by Gary Ewer, includes online free course
- Music theory
- Music theory files - On the Internet Archive, includes texts and podcasts
I added the playlist with experimental music to this page because a lot of experimental music is based on new ideas concerning music theory. It is by the practice of experimental music that the understanding of music theory can be deepened, and vice versa. Music theory has not reached its end station by any means.
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