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Frontmatter
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 5
- Note on Typography and Citation 7
- List of Figures 9
- List of Music Examples 13
- Introduction: Harmonies at Work 15
- 1. Music, the Measure of Sound 57
- 2. Instruments between Art and Nature 105
- 3. Collecting Curiosities: Images, Observations, and Earwitnesses 151
- 4. “The octave pleases all”: The Universality of Music 199
- 5. Counting and Composing 253
- Conclusion 307
- Appendices 321
- Acknowledgments 325
- Bibliography 329
- Index 359
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 5
- Note on Typography and Citation 7
- List of Figures 9
- List of Music Examples 13
- Introduction: Harmonies at Work 15
- 1. Music, the Measure of Sound 57
- 2. Instruments between Art and Nature 105
- 3. Collecting Curiosities: Images, Observations, and Earwitnesses 151
- 4. “The octave pleases all”: The Universality of Music 199
- 5. Counting and Composing 253
- Conclusion 307
- Appendices 321
- Acknowledgments 325
- Bibliography 329
- Index 359