How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care), 1st Edition
And Why You Should Care
$23.76
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
8 January 2010
Summary
What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than we hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have we lost in playing music in “equal temperament”—the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard tuning method? Thanks to How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony, “we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven really meant when he called B minor ‘black’” (Wall Street Journal).
In this “comprehensive plea for mor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393334203 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0393334201 |
| Author: | Ross W. Duffin |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 8 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 140mm x 211mm |
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Critics Review
”[Duffin’s] fine book should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning.” Steven Poole, The Guardian “[A] handy little book…” Stephen Pettitt, The Sunday Times “…explains the theory and gives an informative and readable historical account…” The Times Higher Education Supplement “…Duffin argues his case with great verve and charm.” Michael Downes, The Times Literary Supplement”
Ross W. Duffin
Ross W. Duffin, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University, is the author of the award-winning Shakespeare’s Songbook. He lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
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