Tuning and Temperament and designers working with textiles

and designers working with textiles

150 period line drawings

These and many more masterly constructions are captured in the authors' own geometric and perspective drawings (done on-site)

nontechnical terms by an experienced astronomer and well-known author

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Tuning and Temperament and designers working with textilesThe demands of tuning (attaining the perfect scale) and temperament (the compromises necessary for composing in every key) have challenged musicians from the earliest civilizations onward. This guide surveys these longstanding problems, devoting a chapter to each principal theory and offering a running account of the complete history of tuning and temperament. Organized chronologically, the book features a helpful glossary and numerous illustrative