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Author : David Creese
Release : 2010-06-10
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 243/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Monochord in Ancient Greek Harmonic Science by : David Creese
Download or read book The Monochord in Ancient Greek Harmonic Science written by David Creese. This book was released on 2010-06-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the monochord from its earliest appearance to Claudius Ptolemy (mid-second century AD).
Author : David Evan Creese
Release : 2002
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Book Synopsis The Geometry of Sound by : David Evan Creese
Download or read book The Geometry of Sound written by David Evan Creese. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew Barker
Release : 2007-09-13
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 514/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Science of Harmonics in Classical Greece by : Andrew Barker
Download or read book The Science of Harmonics in Classical Greece written by Andrew Barker. This book was released on 2007-09-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient science of harmonics investigates the arrangements of pitched sounds which form the basis of musical melody, and the principles which govern them. It was the most important branch of Greek musical theory, studied by philosophers, mathematicians and astronomers as well as by musical specialists. This 2007 book examines its development during the period when its central ideas and rival schools of thought were established, laying the foundations for the speculations of later antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It concentrates particularly on the theorists' methods and purposes and the controversies that their various approaches to the subject provoked. It also seeks to locate the discipline within the broader cultural environment of the period; and it investigates, sometimes with surprising results, the ways in which the theorists' work draws on and in some cases influences that of philosophers and other intellectuals.
Author : Stefan Hagel
Release : 2009-12-17
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 814/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient Greek Music by : Stefan Hagel
Download or read book Ancient Greek Music written by Stefan Hagel. This book was released on 2009-12-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book endeavours to pinpoint the relations between musical, and especially instrumental, practice and the evolving conceptions of pitch systems. It traces the development of ancient melodic notation from reconstructed origins, through various adaptations necessitated by changing musical styles and newly invented instruments, to its final canonical form. It thus emerges how closely ancient harmonic theory depended on the culturally dominant instruments, the lyre and the aulos. These threads are followed down to late antiquity, when details recorded by Ptolemy permit an exceptionally clear view. Dr Hagel discusses the textual and pictorial evidence, introducing mathematical approaches wherever feasible, but also contributes to the interpretation of instruments in the archaeological record and occasionally is able to outline the general features of instruments not directly attested. The book will be indispensable to all those interested in Greek music, technology and performance culture and the general history of musicology.
Author : T. E. Rihll
Release : 1999-11-11
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Greek Science by : T. E. Rihll
Download or read book Greek Science written by T. E. Rihll. This book was released on 1999-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek Science, first published in 1999, is written for scientists, classicists, historians of science, and anyone with an interest in the beginnings of science. It surveys the range and scope of ancient work on topics now called science, at a lively pace and with colourful examples. It encompasses ancient empirical studies as well as theoretical works, the life sciences and the exact sciences, and is written by one of the foremost authorities on ancient science and technology. No knowledge of Greek, Latin, or ancient history is assumed.
