'The temple of music' / by Robert Fludd ; [edited and translated by] Peter Hauge.

Föredragen titel:
  • Utriusque cosmi majoris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia. De templo musicae. Engelska
Av: Medverkande: Språk: Engelska, Latin Original language: Latin Serie: Utgivning: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2011Beskrivning: xvi, 315 s. ill., musiknoterISBN:
  • 9780754655107
Ämne: DDK-klassifikation:
  • 781 22
SAB-klassifikation:
  • Ijaa
Innehåll:
Preface ; Introduction ; The 'Temple of Music': A most illuminating description of the Temple depicted above ; The 1st book: on the subject of music ; The 2nd book: on the musical system ; The 3rd book: on the Temple's square column or on monchord's proportional division from which the consonances are derived ; The 4th book: on musical durations ; The 5th book: on the Temple's triangle of intervals producing the consonances or on the consonances of symphony ; The 6th book: on the commonly known musical instruments ; The 7th book: on our great instrument ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
Abstrakt: Robert Fludd (1574-1637) is well known among historians of science and philosophy for his intriguing work, "The Metaphysical, Physical and Technical History of both Major and Minor Worlds", in which music plays an important role in his system of neoplatonic correspondences: the harmony of the universe (macrocosm) as well as the harmony of man (microcosm). "The Temple of Music" (1617-18) is one section of this treatise, and deals with music theory, practice and organology. Many musicologists today have dismissed his musical ideas as conservative and outmoded or mainly based on fantasy; only the chapters on instruments have received some attention. However, reading Fludd's work on music theory and practice in the context of his own time and comparing it with other contemporary treatises, it is apparent that much of it contains highly original ideas and cannot be considered old fashioned or conservative. It is evident that Fludd's music philosophy influenced and provoked contemporary natural philosophers such as Marin Mersenne and Johannes Kepler. Less well known is the fact that Fludd's music theory reveals aspects of the development of new concepts that may have inspired contemporary writers on music such as John Coprario and Thomas Campion. Before now, "The Temple of Music" has not been easily accessible or available, and the fact that Fludd wrote in Latin has also been prohibitive. This critical edition provides the original Latin, an English translation and essential illustrations. The book will therefore be a useful tool for understanding the position of English music theory around 1600.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface ; Introduction ; The 'Temple of Music': A most illuminating description of the Temple depicted above ; The 1st book: on the subject of music ; The 2nd book: on the musical system ; The 3rd book: on the Temple's square column or on monchord's proportional division from which the consonances are derived ; The 4th book: on musical durations ; The 5th book: on the Temple's triangle of intervals producing the consonances or on the consonances of symphony ; The 6th book: on the commonly known musical instruments ; The 7th book: on our great instrument ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Robert Fludd (1574-1637) is well known among historians of science and philosophy for his intriguing work, "The Metaphysical, Physical and Technical History of both Major and Minor Worlds", in which music plays an important role in his system of neoplatonic correspondences: the harmony of the universe (macrocosm) as well as the harmony of man (microcosm). "The Temple of Music" (1617-18) is one section of this treatise, and deals with music theory, practice and organology. Many musicologists today have dismissed his musical ideas as conservative and outmoded or mainly based on fantasy; only the chapters on instruments have received some attention. However, reading Fludd's work on music theory and practice in the context of his own time and comparing it with other contemporary treatises, it is apparent that much of it contains highly original ideas and cannot be considered old fashioned or conservative. It is evident that Fludd's music philosophy influenced and provoked contemporary natural philosophers such as Marin Mersenne and Johannes Kepler. Less well known is the fact that Fludd's music theory reveals aspects of the development of new concepts that may have inspired contemporary writers on music such as John Coprario and Thomas Campion. Before now, "The Temple of Music" has not been easily accessible or available, and the fact that Fludd wrote in Latin has also been prohibitive. This critical edition provides the original Latin, an English translation and essential illustrations. The book will therefore be a useful tool for understanding the position of English music theory around 1600.

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