This volume traces the development of equal-temperament and the scientific search for the perfect scale, from Pythagoras to Bach and beyond. Each chapter is devoted to a specific principal theory, critically evaluating the contributions of well and lesser-known students of the issue. Written by internationally respected authority J. Murray Barbour, the book requires minimal background of music or scientific theory. A vital text for every student of tonality, instrumental innovation, and the interaction between scientific and musical development.
| Genres | Baroque, Renaissance |
| Format | History |
| NumberOfPages | 244 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled) |
| Publisher | Dover Publications |
| Contributors | Barbour, J. Murray (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780486434063 |