Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music (Wooden Books U.S. Editions)

Ashton, Anthony

ISBN 10: 1952178045 / ISBN 13: 9781952178047

Editore: Wooden Books, 2022

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• Titolo: Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music (Wooden Books U.S. Editions)
• Editore: Wooden Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1952178045
• ISBN 13: 9781952178047
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Very Good

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Riassunto

Why did Pythagoras pause outside a Blacksmith’s workshop? Can the nature of Harmony really be understood visually? Why do harmonies leave gaps or ‘commas’ when added together?

In this charming pocket book, Anthony Ashton uses a Victorian device called a Harmonograph to tell the story of Harmony and the intervals in the scale. With useful appendices and exquisite line drawings this is a unique and original introduction to this magical subject. 

Informazioni sull?autore

Anthony Ashton is a journalist and economist. A lifelong interest in the building blocks of the sciences led him to the Harmonograph, a Victorian machine which draws musical intervals. After building a few in his garage, he wrote this book.