Under the Wintamarra Tree

Under the Wintamarra Tree by Doris Pilkington

This unique reference book offers a holistic description of the multifaceted field of systematic musicology, which is the study of music, its production and perception, and its cultural, historical and philosophical background. The seven sections reflect the main topics in this interdisciplinary subject. The first two parts discuss musical acoustics and signal processing, comprehensively describing the mathematical and physical fundamentals of musical sound generation and propagation. The complex interplay of physiology and psychology involved in sound and music perception is covered in the following sections, with a particular focus on psychoacoustics and the recently evolved research on embodied music cognition. In addition, a huge variety of technical applications for professional training, music composition and consumer electronics are presented. A section on music ethnology completes this comprehensive handbook. Music theory and philosophy of music are imbedded throughout. Carefully edited and written by internationally respected experts, it is an invaluable reference resource for professionals and graduate students alike.

Doris Pilkington's traditional name is Nugi Garimara. She was born in 1937 on Balfour Downs Station in the East Pilbara, homeland of her Mardu ancestors. As a toddler she was removed by authorities from her home at the station, along with her mother Molly Craig and baby sister Anna, and committed to Moore River Native Settlement. Under the Wintamarra Tree was shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Nonfiction. Doris Pilkington Garimara died in 2014.

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ISBN 13	9780702233081
ISBN 10	0702233080
Title	Under the Wintamarra Tree
Author	Doris Pilkington
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Queensland Press
Year published	2002-11-01
Number of pages	256
Prizes	Short-listed for Western Australian Premier's Book Awards: Non-fiction 2003
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