Temperament : the idea that solved music's greatest riddle /
Isacoff, Stuart.
Temperament : the idea that solved music's greatest riddle / Stuart Isacoff. - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. - 277 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Newton's desires--In the realm of the gods--So many bells--The search for La; a musical puzzle--Frozen music--Harmony of Heaven and Earth--Keyboard perspective--Euclid's gift--Alchemy of sound--Short trip to China--Scientists confer--Liberty, equality, adversity.
9780375703300 (alk. paper)
2001033805
Musical temperament.
Musical intervals and scales.
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
ML3809 / .I83 2003
784.192/8
Temperament : the idea that solved music's greatest riddle / Stuart Isacoff. - 1st ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. - 277 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Newton's desires--In the realm of the gods--So many bells--The search for La; a musical puzzle--Frozen music--Harmony of Heaven and Earth--Keyboard perspective--Euclid's gift--Alchemy of sound--Short trip to China--Scientists confer--Liberty, equality, adversity.
9780375703300 (alk. paper)
2001033805
Musical temperament.
Musical intervals and scales.
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
ML3809 / .I83 2003
784.192/8