An edition of The Music of the Spheres (1993)

The Music of the Spheres

music, science, and the natural order of the universe

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An edition of The Music of the Spheres (1993)

The Music of the Spheres

music, science, and the natural order of the universe

by

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  • 1 Have read

This book provides the parallel histories of music and science, from celestial harmony to cosmic dissonance. For centuries, scientists and philosophers believed the universe was a stately, ordered mechanism -- mathematical and musical. The smooth operation of the cosmos created a divine harmony (perfect, spiritual, eternal) which composers sought to capture and express. With The Music of the Spheres, readers will see how this scientific philosophy emerged, how it was shattered by changing views of the universe and the rise of Romanticism, and to what extent (if at all) it survives today. From Pythagoras to Newton, Bach to Beethoven, and on into the twentieth century, it is a spellbinding examination of the interwoven fates of science and music throughout history. - Back cover.

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Copernicus, an imprint of Springer Verlag
Language
English
Pages
262

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Subjects

Philosophy and aesthetics, Harmony of the spheres, Science, Philosophy, Music, Music and science, Music, philosophy and aesthetics, Science, philosophy, New York Times reviewed

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Table of Contents

The great theme
Pythagoras, the master
Plato and the world soul
"The key to the universe"
The Renaissance Musici
The music of the spheres and the birth of the opera
The hermetic tradition
Kepler Pythagorizes
Newton and The Magic Flute
The romantic anomaly
Schoenberg and the revival of the great theme
Into the future

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-24) and index.
Originally published: New York : Grove Press, 1993.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
780/.05
Library of Congress
ML3800 .J22 1995, M1-960

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xv, 262 p.
Number of pages
262
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

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OL1269100M
ISBN 10
0387944745
ISBN 13
9780387944746
LCCN
95000200
LibraryThing
139548
Goodreads
133154

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OL4252635W

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