How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) (平装)
分類: 图书,进口原版书,Entertainment(休闲娱乐),Music(音乐),History & Criticism,
品牌: Ross W. Duffin
基本信息出版社:W W NORTON & CO INC (2008年10月1日)平装:208页ISBN:0393334201条形码:9780393334203产品尺寸及重量:21 x 14.1 x 1.3 cm ; 173 gASIN:0393334201商品描述内容简介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).媒体推荐"A fascinating and genuinely accessible guide....Educating, enjoyable, and delightfully unscary."-Classical Music