Tuning And Temperament: A Historical Study
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- Media
- Book
- Format
- History
- Genre
- Baroque, Renaissance
- Contributors
- J. Murray Barbour (Author)
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- No. Pages:
- 244
- Code
- 0486434060
This volume traces the development of equal-temperament and the scientific search for the perfect scale, from Pythagoras to Bach and beyond. Each chapter is devoted to a specific principal theory, critically evaluating the contributions of well and lesser-known students of the issue. Written by internationally respected authority J. Murray Barbour, the book requires minimal background of music or scientific theory. A vital text for every student of tonality, instrumental innovation, and the interaction between scientific and musical development.