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Temperament - Paperback By Stuart Isacoff
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375703306
ISBN-13
9780375703300
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2270945
Product Key Features
Book Title
Temperament : How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
History & Criticism, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Isacoff . . . untangles the complexities . . . with the aplomb of a virtuoso pianist playing scales."-The New York Times Book Review "A thrilling story that is as accessible as it is absorbing. . . . This is a whirlwind tour through the history of Western culture, told with flair and grace." -National Review "Immensely entertaining, original and informative. [Temperament's]most persuasive weapon is the unquenchable passion of its author." -The Economist "Admirable. . . . [Isacoff] writes engagingly. . . . [about] a time when there existed a glorious synthesis of music and mathematics, and in the imaginations of scientists and philosophers and musicians it wove the entire universe into a grand design." -The New Republic "Charming. . . . As much a whirlwind tour of Western culture's big ideas as it is a musicological investigation." -Los Angeles Times "The pleasure here is that it gives readers a glimpse of the oceanic depths of musical metaphors and mysteries still unsolved by cognitive science and evolutionary psychology." -Wilson Quarterly "A sweeping history of medieval and Renaissance European intellectual achievement, in which the question of tuning assumes a speaking part. . . .Temperamentshould appeal not only to music lovers but also to fans of cultural and scientific history." -Time Out New York "An astounding and accessible journey through the culture-defining narrative hidden in arcane music theory. Isacoff does a wondrous job." -The Onion "This lucid, humanist study is as much fun to read as a murder mystery." -San Jose Mercury News "[Brings] together aspects of science, philosophy, history, poetry, religion, and music in a compact yet compelling narrative." -Library Journal, "Isacoff . . . untangles the complexities . . . with the aplomb of a virtuoso pianist playing scales." --The New York Times Book Review "A thrilling story that is as accessible as it is absorbing. . . . This is a whirlwind tour through the history of Western culture, told with flair and grace." -- National Review "Immensely entertaining, original and informative. [ Temperament 's ] most persuasive weapon is the unquenchable passion of its author." -- The Economist "Admirable. . . . [Isacoff] writes engagingly. . . . [about] a time when there existed a glorious synthesis of music and mathematics, and in the imaginations of scientists and philosophers and musicians it wove the entire universe into a grand design." -- The New Republic "Charming. . . . As much a whirlwind tour of Western culture's big ideas as it is a musicological investigation." -- Los Angeles Times "The pleasure here is that it gives readers a glimpse of the oceanic depths of musical metaphors and mysteries still unsolved by cognitive science and evolutionary psychology." -- Wilson Quarterly "A sweeping history of medieval and Renaissance European intellectual achievement, in which the question of tuning assumes a speaking part. . . . Temperament should appeal not only to music lovers but also to fans of cultural and scientific history." -- Time Out New York "An astounding and accessible journey through the culture-defining narrative hidden in arcane music theory. Isacoff does a wondrous job." -- The Onion "This lucid, humanist study is as much fun to read as a murder mystery." -- San Jose Mercury News "[Brings] together aspects of science, philosophy, history, poetry, religion, and music in a compact yet compelling narrative." -- Library Journal, "Isacoff . . . untangles the complexities . . . with the aplomb of a virtuoso pianist playing scales." -The New York Times Book Review "A thrilling story that is as accessible as it is absorbing. . . . This is a whirlwind tour through the history of Western culture, told with flair and grace." - National Review "Immensely entertaining, original and informative. [ Temperament 's ]most persuasive weapon is the unquenchable passion of its author." - The Economist "Admirable. . . . [Isacoff] writes engagingly. . . . [about] a time when there existed a glorious synthesis of music and mathematics, and in the imaginations of scientists and philosophers and musicians it wove the entire universe into a grand design." - The New Republic "Charming. . . . As much a whirlwind tour of Western culture's big ideas as it is a musicological investigation." - Los Angeles Times "The pleasure here is that it gives readers a glimpse of the oceanic depths of musical metaphors and mysteries still unsolved by cognitive science and evolutionary psychology." - Wilson Quarterly "A sweeping history of medieval and Renaissance European intellectual achievement, in which the question of tuning assumes a speaking part. . . . Temperament should appeal not only to music lovers but also to fans of cultural and scientific history." - Time Out New York "An astounding and accessible journey through the culture-defining narrative hidden in arcane music theory. Isacoff does a wondrous job." - The Onion "This lucid, humanist study is as much fun to read as a murder mystery." - San Jose Mercury News "[Brings] together aspects of science, philosophy, history, poetry, religion, and music in a compact yet compelling narrative." - Library Journal From the Trade Paperback edition., "Isacoff . . . untangles the complexities . . . with the aplomb of a virtuoso pianist playing scales." -The New York Times Book Review "A thrilling story that is as accessible as it is absorbing. . . . This is a whirlwind tour through the history of Western culture, told with flair and grace." - National Review "Immensely entertaining, original and informative. [ Temperament 's ] most persuasive weapon is the unquenchable passion of its author." - The Economist "Admirable. . . . [Isacoff] writes engagingly. . . . [about] a time when there existed a glorious synthesis of music and mathematics, and in the imaginations of scientists and philosophers and musicians it wove the entire universe into a grand design." - The New Republic "Charming. . . . As much a whirlwind tour of Western culture's big ideas as it is a musicological investigation." - Los Angeles Times "The pleasure here is that it gives readers a glimpse of the oceanic depths of musical metaphors and mysteries still unsolved by cognitive science and evolutionary psychology." - Wilson Quarterly "A sweeping history of medieval and Renaissance European intellectual achievement, in which the question of tuning assumes a speaking part. . . . Temperament should appeal not only to music lovers but also to fans of cultural and scientific history." - Time Out New York "An astounding and accessible journey through the culture-defining narrative hidden in arcane music theory. Isacoff does a wondrous job." - The Onion "This lucid, humanist study is as much fun to read as a murder mystery." - San Jose Mercury News "[Brings] together aspects of science, philosophy, history, poetry, religion, and music in a compact yet compelling narrative." - Library Journal
Dewey Decimal
784.1/928/09
Synopsis
Few music lovers realize that the arrangement of notes on today's pianos was once regarded as a crime against God and nature, or that such legendary thinkers as Pythagoras, Plato, da Vinci, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and Rousseau played a role in the controversy. Indeed, from the time of the Ancient Greeks through the eras of Renaissance scientists and Enlightenment philosophers, the relationship between the notes of the musical scale was seen as a key to the very nature of the universe. In this engaging and accessible account, Stuart Isacoff leads us through the battles over that scale, placing them in the context of quarrels in the worlds of art, philosophy, religion, politics and science. The contentious adoption of the modern tuning system known as equal temperament called into question beliefs that had lasted nearly two millenia-and also made possible the music of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, and all who followed. Filled with original insights, fascinating anecdotes, and portraits of some of the greatest geniuses of all time, Temperament is that rare book that will delight the novice and expert alike., Few music lovers realize that the arrangement of notes on today's pianos was once regarded as a crime against God and nature, or that such legendary thinkers as Pythagoras, Plato, da Vinci, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and Rousseau played a role in the controversy. Indeed, from the time of the Ancient Greeks through the eras of Renaissance scientists and Enlightenment philosophers, the relationship between the notes of the musical scale was seen as a key to the very nature of the universe. In this engaging and accessible account, Stuart Isacoff leads us through the battles over that scale, placing them in the context of quarrels in the worlds of art, philosophy, religion, politics and science. The contentious adoption of the modern tuning system known as equal temperament called into question beliefs that had lasted nearly two milleniaand also made possible the music of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, and all who followed. Filled with original insights, fascinating anecdotes, and portraits of some of the greatest geniuses of all time, Temperament is that rare book that will delight the novice and expert alike.
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