| How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) Contributor(s): Duffin, Ross W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393334201 ISBN-13: 9780393334203 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: "A fascinating and genuinely accessible guide....Educating, enjoyable, and delightfully unscary."--"Classical Music" What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than we hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have we lost in playing music in "equal temperament"--the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard tuning method? Thanks to "How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony," "we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven really meant when he called B minor 'black'" ("Wall Street Journal"). In this "comprehensive plea for more variety in tuning methods" ("Kirkus Reviews"), Ross W. Duffin presents "a serious and well-argued case" ("Goldberg Magazine") that "should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning" ("Saturday Guardian"). 48 illustrations. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | Musical Instruments - General |
| Dewey: 784.192 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.54" W x 8.26" (0.38 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than we hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have we lost in playing music in equal temperament--the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard tuning method? Thanks to How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony, we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven really meant when he called B minor 'black' (Wall Street Journal).In this comprehensive plea for more variety in tuning methods (Kirkus Reviews), Ross W. Duffin presents a serious and well-argued case (Goldberg Magazine) that should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning (Saturday Guardian). |
Contributor Bio(s): Duffin, Ross W.: - Ross W. Duffin, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University, is the author of the award-winning Shakespeare's Songbook. He lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. |