Marin Mersenne and the Study of Harmony: From Sound to Music
Author:   Leendert van der Miesen
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
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9789048564132


Pages:   362
Publication Date:   07 April 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Leendert van der Miesen
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
Imprint:   Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:  

9789048564132


ISBN 10:   9048564131
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   07 April 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Note on typography and citation List of figures List of music examples Introduction: Harmonies at Work 1. Music, the Measure of Sound 2. Instruments between Art and Nature 3. Collecting Curiosities: Images, Observations, and Earwitnesses 4. “The octave pleases all:” Questioning the Universality of Music 5. Counting and Composing Conclusion Appendix A: Composition of Harmonie universelle Appendix B: Composition of Harmonicorum libri XII Acknowledgments Bibliography Index

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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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