2089755
9780486434063
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.Barbour, James Murray is the author of 'Tuning and Temperament A Historical Survey', published 2004 under ISBN 9780486434063 and ISBN 0486434060.
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