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Book Title: Understanding the Art of Sound Organization
Number of Pages: 318 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: MIT Press
Topic: Computer Science, Instruction & Study / Theory
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2007
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music, Computers
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Author: Leigh Landy
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback