Thomas Salmon: Writings on Music - Volume II: A Proposal to Perform Musick and Related Writings, 1685-1706

This is the second volume in a two-part set on the writings of Thomas Salmon. Salmon (1647-1706) is remembered today for proposing a radical reform of musical notation (these writings are the subject of Volume I). Later in his life Salmon devoted his attention to an exploration of the possible reform of musical pitch and raised questions about the

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; Correspondence with John Wallis (1685-6); 'The Use of the Musical Canon' (?1686-8); A Proposal to Perform Musick (1688); 'The Practicall Theory of Musick' (1702); 'The Division of a Monochord' (?1702-6); 'The theory of musick reduced' (1705); Correspondence with Hans Sloane (1705-6); Select bibliography

Summary

This is the second volume in a two-part set on the writings of Thomas Salmon. Salmon (1647-1706) is remembered today for proposing a radical reform of musical notation (these writings are the subject of Volume I). Later in his life Salmon devoted his attention to an exploration of the possible reform of musical pitch and raised questions about the

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Wardhaugh
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032927619
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92761-9
• No. of pages: 202
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Music Theory in Britain, 1500–1700: Critical Editions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, baroque, Music reviews & criticism, Music reviews and criticism, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750), Western "classical" music