Monochord in Ancient Greek Harmonic Science

Informationen zum Autor David Creese is Assistant Professor of Greek and Latin Literature at the University of British Columbia. Zusammenfassung The monochord was an instrument used in ancient Greece to prove theorems about the arithmetical relationship between pitched sounds in music. This book traces its history and multiple uses from its earliest appearance to Claudius Ptolemy (mid-second century AD). Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction: The geometry of sound; 1. Hearing numbers, seeing sounds: the role of instruments and diagrams in Greek harmonic science; 2. Mathematical harmonics before the monochord; 3. The monochord in context; 4. Eratosthenes; 5. Canonic theory; 6. Ptolemy's canonics; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: David Creese, David (University of British Columbia Creese, Creese David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.06.2010
• EAN: 9780521843249
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84324-9
• No. of pages: 426
• Series: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, Ancient Greece, Theory of music & musicology, Theory of music and musicology