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Erwin Hiebert The Helmholtz Legacy in Physiological Acoustics Series: Archimedes

Explores the interactions between science and music in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Examines and evaluates the work of Hermann von Helmholtz, , Shohé Tanaka and , leading and physiologists who made significant contributions to the theory of music Addresses how came to intersect with the history of keyboard instruments and exert an influence on the development of Western music This book explores the interactions between science and music in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth century. It examines and evaluates the work of Hermann von Helmholtz, Max Planck, Shohé Tanaka, and Adriaan Fokker, leading physicists and physiologists who were 2014, XXIII, 269 p. 12 illus. committed to understanding crucial aesthetic components of the art of music, including the standardization of pitch and the implementation of various types of intonations. With a mixture Printed book of , physiology, and aesthetics, author Erwin Hiebert addresses throughout the book Hardcover how just intonation came to intersect with the history of keyboard instruments and exert an 89,99 € | £79.99 | $109.99 influence on the development of Western music. He begins with the work of Hermann von [1]96,29 € (D) | 98,99 € (A) | CHF Helmholtz, a leading nineteenth-century and physiologist who not only made 106,50 important contributions in vision, optics, electrodynamics and thermodynamics, but also helped Softcover advanced the field of music theory as well. The author traces the Helmholtzian trends of 84,99 € | £74.99 | $109.99 thought that become inherently more complex by reaching beyond the sciences to perform a [1]90,94 € (D) | 93,49 € (A) | CHF bridge with aesthetics and the diverse ways in which the human mind interprets or is taught, in 100,50 different cultures, to interpret and understand music. Next, the author explores the works of other key physicists and physiologists who were influenced by Helmholtz and added to his eBook legacy. 71,68 € | £59.99 | $84.99 [2]71,68 € (D) | 71,68 € (A) | CHF 80,00 Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy

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