Harmonious Triads : Physicists, Musicians, and Instrument Makers in Ninteenth-century Germany
by Jackson, Myles W
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Minor rubbing, An ink mark to top page-edge. VG., dustwrapper. History of Science MIT Press Cambridge [MA] (2006) orig.cloth 24x15cm, x,395 pp. "This work presents an analysis of the intersection of science and music in nineteenth-century Germany: how music provided physicists with a venue for experiments as well as a cultural resource, and how physics assisted musicians in their art and musical instrument makers in their craft. Historically, music was long classified as both art and science. Aspects of music - from the mathematics of tuning to the music of the celestial spheres - were primarily studied as science until the seventeenth century. In the nineteenth century, although scientists were less interested in the music of the spheres than the natural philosophers of earlier centuries, they remained committed to understanding the world of performing musicians and their instruments. In "Harmonious Triads", Myles Jackson analyzes the relationship of physicists, musicians, and instrument makers in nineteenth-century Germany. Musical instruments provided physicists with experimental systems, and physicists' research led directly to improvements in musical instrument manufacture and assisted musicians in their performances. Music also provided scientists with a cultural resource, which forged acquaintances and future collaborations. Jackson discusses experiments in acoustical vibrations that led to the invention of musical instruments and describes work with adiabatic phenomena that resulted in the improvement of the reed pipe, used by organ builders. He examines the collaborations of physicists and mechanicians aimed at standardizing beat and pitch and considers debates stirred by the standardization of aesthetic qualities...,
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Includes bibliographic references (p. [351]-388) and index.
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- Title
- Harmonious Triads : Physicists, Musicians, and Instrument Makers in Ninteenth-century Germany
- Author
- Jackson, Myles W
- Book Condition
- Used - Minor rubbing, An ink mark to top page-edge. VG., dustwrapper.
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- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Date Published
- (2006)
- Keywords
- German Music Physics Acoustics Nineteenth Century Germany
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