The first half of the book provides a lucid (if breathless) review of current research pertaining to psychoacoustics and pitch-related elements of music perception. This is a clear and succinct account of a considerable sweep of historical and empirical views. Indeed, the first half of the book would make a fine text for a graduate or postgraduate course in music perception. ... [Parncutt] has shown a sensitivity to cross-cultural and nature-nurture issues which is exemplary in a field prone to discount the role of culture in human perception. All in all, Harmony: A Psychoacoustical Approach is a stimulating and important contribution to music scholarship.