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Music in the french royal academy of sciences : a study in the evolution of musical thought.

By Cohen , Albert

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780691614700, 0691614709
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14472442 bytes)
Pages
0\177
Topic
Art Music
Time added
2018-06-17 14:30:33
Music; History and Criticism; Académie royale des

Description

This book describes a colorful period in French social and cultural history, during which music and science combined to provide the intellectual and aesthetic spirit of the Age of Enlightenment with an enormous vitality. Investigating the place assigned to music in France's preeminent scientific institution, the Paris Academy, the author shows the role played by the scientific movement in the evolution of musical thought prior to the Revolution. Originally published in 1982. *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*List of Illustrations, pg. xv*Abbreviations, pg. xvii*CHAPTER I. THE EARLY YEARS: MUSIC AS DISCIPLINE, pg. 3*CHAPTER II. ACOUSTICS, PHONATION, AND AUDITION: MUSIC AS SOUND, pg. 17*CHAPTER III. MACHINES ET INVENTIONS: MUSIC AS CRAFT, pg. 41*CHAPTER IV. THEORY AND PRACTICE: MUSIC AS SYSTEM, pg. 79*CONCLUSION, pg. 110*Appendices, pg. 113*Bibliography, pg. 123*Index, pg. 141

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