Book : How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You...

-Titulo Original : How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care)

-Fabricante :

W. W. Norton & Company

-Descripcion Original:

A fascinating and genuinely accessible guide....Educating, enjoyable, and delightfully unscary. Classical Music 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 more variety in tuning methods ( Kirkus Reviews), Ross W. Duffin presents a serious and well-argued case ( Goldberg Magazine) that should make any contemporary musician think differently about tuning ( Saturday Guardian). 48 illustrations Review A delightfully informative and provocative argument that we should rethink our common musical habits at the most basic level. -- Wall Street Journal About the Author Ross W. Duffin, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University, is the author of the award-winning Shakespeares Songbook. He lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio.