| Tuning and Temperament: A Historical Survey Contributor(s): Barbour, J. Murray (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486434060 ISBN-13: 9780486434063 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: The demands of tuning and temperament have challenged musicians from the earliest civilizations onward. This guide surveys these problems, devoting a chapter to each principal theory and offering a complete history of tuning and temperament. Requires minimal background in music theory. This new reissue is currently the only edition in print. Includes 9 figures and 180 tables. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Dewey: 784.192 |
| LCCN: 2004043835 |
| Series: Dover Books on Music |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.36" W x 8.52" (0.58 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |