Tuning and Temperament: A Historical Survey

Type:
boek
Titel:
Tuning and Temperament: A Historical Survey
Auteur:
Murray Barbour, J.
Jaar:
1953
Taal:
Engels
Uitgever:
1953 Michigan Stage College Michigan
Plaatsnummer:
ORPH.MTP1 MURR (Orpheus Instituut)
ISBN:
9780486434063
Paginering:
228 pages
Samenvatting:
The demands of tuning (attaining the perfect scale) and temperament (the compromises necessary for composing in every key) have challenged musicians from the earliest civilizations onward. This guide surveys these longstanding problems, devoting a chapter to each principal theory and offering a running account of the complete history of tuning and temperament. Organized chronologically, the book features a helpful glossary and numerous illustrative tables, and it requires minimal background in music theory. This new reissue is currently the only edition in print of a much-quoted classic. 9 figures. 180 tables.
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