Tuning and Temperament This "glossary" format makes it

This "glossary" format makes it easy for anyone to locate material on the astonishing variety of weapons covered

and diagonal and triangular canonical forms

toy-like objects that have delighted observers for hundreds of years

in a narrative that never loses dramatic momentum

Tuning and Temperament This "glossary" format makes itThe demands of tuning (attaining the perfect scale) and temperament (the compromises necessary for composing in every key) have challenged musicians from the earliest civilizations onward. This guide surveys these longstanding problems, devoting a chapter to each principal theory and offering a running account of the complete history of tuning and temperament. Organized chronologically, the book features a helpful glossary and numerous illustrative