The History of Music (Art and Science): From the Earliest Records to the Fall of the Roman Empire. Cambridge Library Collection. Music

Author:   William Chappell
Publisher:   Independently Published
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9781697487381


Pages:   500
Publication Date:   04 October 2019
Format:   Paperback
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The History of Music (Art and Science): From the Earliest Records to the Fall of the Roman Empire. Cambridge Library Collection. Music


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This 1874 account of the music of ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome was the only volume of the author's proposed history of music to be published. William Chappell, eldest son of the founder of Chappell's the music publishers, was noted for his interest in ancient and traditional music and was the founder of the Musical Antiquarian Society in 1840. Best remembered for his Popular Music of the Olden Time, Chappell justifies the need for his study of ancient music in a long introduction to the volume which criticises the approaches of Charles Burney and Sir John Hawkins and attacks the validity of Helmholtz's work on acoustics. The work explores theory, practice, science, philosophy and the instruments of the time through analysis of ancient sources such as Aristotle, Pythagoras, Boethius and Vetruvius and of iconographical materials. A comprehensive glossary-cum-index is included together with topic summaries for each chapter.

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Author:   William Chappell
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9781697487381


ISBN 10:   1697487386
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   04 October 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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