How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony

Ross Duffin

RRP: £10.99

Publisher: W W NORTON & CO

Publication Date : 26/11/2008

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

What have we lost through dividing the octave into 12 notes? Did Bach and Mozart hear music differently, and can we ever know what they heard?

Publisher's description:

For nearly a century, equal temperament - the practice of dividing an octave into twelve equally proportioned half-steps - has held a virtual monopoly on the way in which instruments are tuned and played. This book presents a reasoned expose of musical temperament and its impact on the way in which we experience music.

ISBN: 9780393334203