Harmonics or The Philosophy Of Musical Sounds

Type:
boek
Titel:
Harmonics or The Philosophy Of Musical Sounds
Auteur:
Smith, Robert
Jaar:
1749
URL:
https://books.google.be/books?id=G8gUAAAAQAAJ Google Books
Onderwerp:
18th Century (1701-1800)
Music theory
Harmony
Tuning
a =
continuo
orgelstemming
temperatuur
vibrato
Huygens
Sauveur
metronoom als hulpmiddel bij het stemmen
monochord
Bünden
cornet
dubbele boventoetsen
sexquialter
verbetering van temperatuur dmx extra orgelpijpen die in/uitgeschakeld kunnen worden vantevoren
Taal:
Engels
Uitgever:
Cambridge Bentham 1749
Plaatsnummer:
ORPH.KTS1 C1.18 09J03 (Orpheus Instituut)
Paginering:
xvi-292-[13] pages illustrations, 25 folded pages
Editie:
1st ed.
Nota:
facsimile edition see 05A22
Smith (1689 - 1768) trained as a mathematician and was Plumian Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge for forty-four years (1716 - 1760). Although his work on harmonics has a mathematical basis, he approaches the problems of tuning keyboard instruments as a musician would.
"Music was both Smith's pastime and his other main scientific interest. He was an accomplished performer on several instruments, particularly the violoncello, and possessed a 'correct ear'. In his Harmonics he advocated the mean-tone temperament or method of tuning keyboard instruments. In the same work he contributed to the mathematical theory of music with an extended discussion of equal harmonic intervals." (Geoffrey Canton in the new Oxford DNB)
Permalink:
https://www.cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000002588