Tuning and Temperament A Historical Survey

Name: Tuning and Temperament A Historical Survey
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ISBN: 9780486434063

ISBN-10: 0486434060

ISBN-13: 9780486434063

Edition: 2004

Authors: J. Murray Barbour

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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.

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/20/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface


Glossary



History of Tuning and Temperament



Greek Tunings



Meantone Temperament


Other Varieties of Meantone Temperament



Equal Temperament


Geometrical and Mechanical Approximations


Numerical Approximations



Just Intonation


Theory of Just Intonation



Multiple Division


Equal Divisions


Theory of Multiple Division



Irregular Systems


Modifications of Regular Temperaments


Temperaments Largely Pythagorean


Divisions of Ditonic Comma


Metius' System


"Good" Temperaments



From Theory to Practice


Tuning of Keyboard Instruments


Just Intonation in Choral Music


Present Practice


Literature Cited


Index


Intervals with Superparticular Ratios