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Musical Acoustics Based on the Pure Third-System - Softcover

Thorvald Otto Kornerup

 
9781332752584: Musical Acoustics Based on the Pure Third-System

Synopsis

This book is a rudimentary treatise on the structure of musical scales, detailing the author's theory and research into pure Third-system intervals. The author argues against the Pythagorean Fifth-system that had been the accepted norm since ancient times, and which the author found to be misleading due to its origin in abstract speculation rather than natural tones. The author instead posits that scales are constructed by adding the Fifth to itself in succession, leading to a more accurate and harmonious result. This exploration of the underlying mathematical structure of musical scales is not only groundbreaking in the field of music theory, but also offers a valuable insight into the connection between mathematics and art.

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