William Pole

The Philosophy of Music

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1879, this work brings together a lecture series given by Pole in 1877 for the Royal Institution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9781108038782
• ISBN-10: 1108038786
• Artikelnr.: 34571188

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. The Material of Music: 2. The phenomena of sound in general
3. Special characteristics of musical sounds
4. Theoretical nature of the sounds of musical instruments
Part II. Elementary Arrangements of the Material: 5. General arrangement of musical sounds by steps or degrees
6. Musical intervals
7. History of the musical scale
8. Theoretical nature of the diatonic scale in its ancient form
9. The ancient modes
10. Modern tonality
11. The modern diatonic scale as influenced by harmony
12. The chromatic scale - the scales of the minor mode
13. Time - rhythm - form
Part III. The Structure of Music: 14. Melody
15. Harmony. A. History
16. Harmony continued. B. Theoretical rules and systems
17. Harmony continued. C. Elementary combinations
18. Harmony continued. D. Compound combinations - chords
19. Harmony continued. D. Harmonic progressions
20. Counterpoint
21. Conclusion
Appendix.