{"product_id":"on-the-sensations-of-tone-as-a-physiological-basis-for-the-theory-of-music-paperback-9781108001779","title":"On the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108001779","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1875 translation of Helmholtz's classic 1863 publication, which influenced composers and musicologists well into the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHermann L. F. Helmholtz (Author), Alexander J. Ellis (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108001779, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e854 pages, 65 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 4.8 cm, 1.06 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHermann von Helmholtz (1821–94) was a leading scientist who made important contributions to physiology, psychology, physics, philosophy and early neuroscience. Following his foundational work in ophthalmics during the 1850s, he became Professor of Physiology at Heidelberg and, in 1863, published On the Sensations of Tone. This investigation into the physical theory of music remains a central text for the study of physiological acoustics and aesthetics. In it, Helmholtz applies physics, anatomy and physiology. He explains how tones are built from a base tone with upper partial tones, and his later discussions on consonance and musical scales develop this theory and discuss how the ear perceives these tones. His work on consonance and dissonance was of particular interest to composers and musicologists well into the twentieth century. This English translation, published in 1875 from the third German edition, retains the original's straightforward language, making this classic work accessible to non-specialists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotice by the translator\u003cbr\u003e Author's preface to the first German edition\u003cbr\u003e Author's preface to the third German edition\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. On the Composition of Vibrations: 1. On the sensation of sound in general\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the composition of vibrations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Analysis of musical tones by sympathetic resonance\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the analysis of musical tones by the ear\u003cbr\u003e 5. On the differences in the quality of musical tones\u003cbr\u003e 6. On the apprehension of qualities of tone\u003cbr\u003e Part II. On the Interruptions of Harmony: 7. Combinational tones\u003cbr\u003e 8. On the beats of simple tones\u003cbr\u003e 9. Depth and deepest tones\u003cbr\u003e 10. Beats of the upper partial tones\u003cbr\u003e 11. Beats due to combinational tones\u003cbr\u003e 12. Chords\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Relationship of Musical Tones: 13. General view of the different principles of musical style in the development of music\u003cbr\u003e 14. The tonality of homophonic music\u003cbr\u003e 15. The consonant chords of the tonal modes\u003cbr\u003e 16. The system of keys\u003cbr\u003e 17. Of discords\u003cbr\u003e 18. Laws of progression of parts\u003cbr\u003e 19. Esthetical relations\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Music%20%5BAV%5D%22\"\u003eAV\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265898336536,"sku":"9781108001779","price":61.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108001779i_33d6c7fd-9d43-47cb-a4db-4214a10532f8.jpg?v=1694867076","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-the-sensations-of-tone-as-a-physiological-basis-for-the-theory-of-music-paperback-9781108001779","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}