Tuning and Temperament

A Historical Survey

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, Theory
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Author: J. Murray Barbour ISBN: 9780486317359
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: July 4, 2013
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author: J. Murray Barbour
ISBN: 9780486317359
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: July 4, 2013
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English

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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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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