| The Science of Music Contributor(s): Maconie, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198166486 ISBN-13: 9780198166481 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $82.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: What do Pythagoras, Plato, Newton, and Wittgenstein have in common with Jack and the Beanstalk, David and Goliath, the Hare and the Tortoise, and Formula 1 auto racing? Hearing is the clue, and musical science the answer. In his revolutionary sequel to The Concept of Music (OUP, 1990), Robin Maconie uncovers the hidden role of musical acoustics in the formulation of key concepts of science and philosophy from ancient Greece to modern times. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Music | History & Criticism - General - Philosophy | Aesthetics |
| Dewey: 781 |
| LCCN: 96043398 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.77" W x 8.8" (0.94 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What do Pythagoras, Plato, Newton, and Wittgenstein have in common with Jack and the Beanstalk, David and Goliath, the Hare and the Tortoise, and Formula 1 auto racing? Hearing is the clue, and musical science the answer. In his revolutionary sequel to The Concept of Music (OUP, 1990), Robin Maconie uncovers the hidden role of musical acoustics in the formulation of key concepts of science and philosophy from ancient Greece to modern times. |