John Wallis Writings On Music

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Synopsis

John Wallis (1616-1703), was one of the foremost British mathematicians of the seventeenth century, and is also remembered for his important writings on grammar and logic. An interest in music theory led him to produce translations into Latin of three ancient Greek texts - those of Ptolemy, Porphyry and Bryennius - and involved him in discussions with Henry Oldenburg, the Secretary of the Royal Society, Thomas Salmon and other individuals as his ideas developed. The texts presented in this volume cover the relationship of ancient and modern tuning theory, the building of organs, the phenomena of resonance, and other musical topics.

Book details

Series:
Music Theory In Britain, 1500âe 1700: Critical Editions Ser.
Author:
David Cram and Benjamin Wardhaugh
ISBN:
9781351561488
Related ISBNs:
9780367669287, 9780754668701, 9781315092232
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
254
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2023-09-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2014
Copyright by:
David Cram and Benjamin Wardhaugh 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Music, Nonfiction