Music Theory for Engineers/Scientists

[thegreenlaser]

Basically, I'm looking for learning resources (preferably books) that are kind of like the title of the thread. I'd like to find a book that teaches intermediate-advanced musical theory from a more mathematical and/or physics perspective than normal music theory books. I've played various instruments since grade 4, so I know some basic theory, but I'd like to learn more, and my course on Fourier transforms has got me wondering if this could be accomplished through a more mathematical approach. Does anyone know of any good resources like this?

 

[atyy]

http://books.google.com/books?id=cCW5Ng0UfYYC&source=gbs_navlinks_s
http://sethares.engr.wisc.edu/ttss.html
http://sethares.engr.wisc.edu/RT.html

They aren't real music theory books, but you might find them interesting anyway.

 

[thegreenlaser]

Those are great resources, thanks, I'll definitely check them out. Unfortunately, as you said, they're not quite what I'm looking for.

 

[SamsonDelilah]

On the Sensations of Tone - Hermann Helmholtz
Genesis of a Music - Harry Partch

 

[redrzewski]

Check out :

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195178297/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[bcrowell]

Pierce, The Science Of Musical Sound -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/0716715082/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Chamberlin, Musical Applications of Microprocessors -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/0810457687/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[finnk]

You might want to look at HST725 from MIT open courseware. Check the recommended books in the library. Hope this helps.