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The Unanswered Question 1973 1 Musical Phonology Bernstein Norton

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What it is

Leonard Bernstein's 1973 Norton Lectures at Harvard, starting with Musical Phonology. He draws analogies between music and linguistics, including references to Chomsky.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it for a deep theory of why music sounds the way it does.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Draws analogies to concepts in linguistics and CFGs”

    Bernstein lectures drawing analogies between music and linguistics

    beliu, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “We know music is pleasurable, the question is why?”

  2. “I've also enjoyed the Leonard Bernstein Norton lectures at Harvard in terms of overall theory of why things sound good to our ears”

    Harvard lectures on why things sound good to our ears

    sailfast, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How Can I Learn Music Theory?”

  3. “This one has some good stuff about why notes an octave apart sound similar, etc.”

    Explains why notes an octave apart sound similar

    sseagull, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom”

  4. “Check out the Norton Lectures especially, where Bernstein analyzes musical structure with references to Chomsky.”

    Bernstein analyzes musical structure with references to Chomsky

    coolandsmartrr, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “If Philip Glass Were a Film”

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Topics: leonard bernstein, norton lectures, music theory, chomsky, harmony

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