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Marin Mersenne and the Study of Harmony
From Sound to Music
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2025
Author / Editor information
Miesen Leendert :
Leendert van der Miesen is a musicologist and historian, with a focus on the connections between music, science, and sound in the early modern period. He has held fellowships at the Collaborative Research Center 980 in Berlin, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, and Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History.
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Note on Typography and Citation
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List of Figures
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List of Music Examples
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Introduction: Harmonies at Work
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1. Music, the Measure of Sound
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2. Instruments between Art and Nature
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3. Collecting Curiosities: Images, Observations, and Earwitnesses
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4. “The octave pleases all”: The Universality of Music
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5. Counting and Composing
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Conclusion
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Appendices
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Acknowledgments
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Bibliography
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Index
359
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eBook published on:
April 4, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9789048564149
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
362
Illustrations:
38
eBook ISBN:
9789048564149
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