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The History Of Musical Pitch
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General World HistoryMusic Reference
ISBN13: 9781021167927
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.11 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
A groundbreaking study of the evolution of musical tuning systems, written by a pioneering musicologist of the 19th century. Ellis's book provides a detailed survey of the many ways in which musicians have tuned their instruments over the centuries, and offers valuable insights into the physical and mathematical principles that underpin the art of music.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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