The Topos of Music III: Gestures (2^nd Ed., Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2017) Musical Multiverse Ontologies Computational Music Science Series

This is the third volume of the second edition of the now classic book ?The Topos of Music?. The authors present gesture theory, including a gesture philosophy for music, the mathematics of gestures, concept architectures and software for musical gesture theory, the multiverse perspective which reveals the relationship between gesture theory and the string theory in theoretical physics, and applications of gesture theory to a number of musical themes, including counterpoint, modulation theory, free jazz, Hindustani music, and vocal gestures.

New element of the Topos book brings together progress in diverse field

Presents gesture theory, including a gesture philosophy for music, the mathematics of gestures, concept architectures and software for musical gesture theory, and the multiverse perspective

Presents applications of gesture theory, including counterpoint, modulation theory, and free jazz