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Three on Branford Boase longlist

We are delighted to announce that three of our authors are on this year’s longlist for the Branford Boase Award: …

Before I Go to Sleep Hits #1 Spot

We’re writing with the exciting news that Before I Go to Sleep is this week’s Sunday Times #1 Bestseller. The debut novel by

A Shed of One’s Own

We are delighted to report that Marcus Berkmann’s A Shed of One’s Own will be BBC Radio 4’s Book of the…

The Reader Reports

It’s been the usual busy and successful year, with a number of new authors achieving publishing contracts through the agency, and various debut novels receiving…

2011 At a Glance

It’s been another great year here at Conville & Walsh. As well as continuing to build the careers of our existing writers, we’ve unearthed some…

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Ever wanted to know How Music Works?

Dr John Powell has used his many years of experience, both as a composer and as a physicist, to explain all the secrets of How Music Works.

  • What is the difference between a musical note and any other sort of sound?
  • What is harmony, and why does it sound good?
  • Why is it easy to tell the difference between a flute and a clarinet even if they are playing exactly the same note?
  • Why do ten violins sound only twice as loud as one?
  • What is perfect pitch, and do I have it?

    Discover the answers to these and many other questions in John Powell’s charming, straight-talking and ear-opening guide to what music is and how exactly it works. Opening up the world of acoustics and the science of music to deepen our appreciation and understanding of what we listen to, How Music Works covers subjects from the difference between how we hear a musical note and any other kind of sound, to a brief history of the scale system, why a run of arpeggios sounds ‘romantic’ and why a flute sounds different to a clarinet.

    How Music Works is out this week, and you can order it from Amazon now.

  • 23 Aug 2010