Trumpets, Horns and Music

Barbour, James Murray

Michigan State Univ Pr

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.

Tuning and Temperament: A Historical Survey

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Trumpets, Horns and Music

Tuning and Temperament: A Historical Survey