{"product_id":"the-science-of-harmonics-in-classical-greece-hardback-9780521879514","title":"The Science of Harmonics in Classical Greece (Hardback) 9780521879514","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Science of Harmonics in Classical Greece\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 2007 book examines the ancient science of harmonics, the most important branch of Greek musical theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Barker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521879514, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e494 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.89 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'Barker has written an important book for anyone interested in ancient Greek music theory and its relationship with other intellectual activities of the time, such as philosophy and the empirical or mathematical sciences.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe ancient science of harmonics investigates the arrangements of pitched sounds which form the basis of musical melody, and the principles which govern them. It was the most important branch of Greek musical theory, studied by philosophers, mathematicians and astronomers as well as by musical specialists. This 2007 book examines its development during the period when its central ideas and rival schools of thought were established, laying the foundations for the speculations of later antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It concentrates particularly on the theorists' methods and purposes and the controversies that their various approaches to the subject provoked. It also seeks to locate the discipline within the broader cultural environment of the period; and it investigates, sometimes with surprising results, the ways in which the theorists' work draws on and in some cases influences that of philosophers and other intellectuals.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Preliminaries: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Beginnings, and the problem of measurement\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Empirical Harmonics: 2. Empirical harmonics before Aristoxenus\u003cbr\u003e 3. The early empiricists in their cultural and intellectual contexts\u003cbr\u003e 4. Interlude on Aristotle's account of a science and its methods\u003cbr\u003e 5. Aristoxenus: the composition of the Elementa harmonica\u003cbr\u003e 6. Aristoxenus: concepts and methods in Elementa harmonica Book 1\u003cbr\u003e 7. Elementa harmonica Books 2-3: the science reconsidered\u003cbr\u003e 8. Elementa harmonica Book 3 and its missing sequel\u003cbr\u003e 9. Contexts and purposes of Aristoxenus' harmonics\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Mathematical Harmonics: 10. Pythagorean harmonics in the fifth century: Philolaus\u003cbr\u003e 11. Developments in Pythagorean harmonics: Archytas\u003cbr\u003e 12. Plato\u003cbr\u003e 13. Aristotle on the harmonic sciences\u003cbr\u003e 14. Systematising mathematical harmonics: the Sectio canonis\u003cbr\u003e 15. Quantification under attack: Theophrastus' critique\u003cbr\u003e Postscript: The later centuries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e], Theory of music \u0026amp; musicology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theory of music \u0026amp; musicology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theory%20of%20music%20\u0026amp;%20musicology%20%5BAVA%5D%22\"\u003eAVA\u003c\/a\u003e], 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], History of art: ancient \u0026amp; classical art,BCE to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of art: ancient \u0026amp; classical art,BCE to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20art:%20ancient%20\u0026amp;%20classical%20art,BCE%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BACG%5D%22\"\u003eACG\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":46265324798232,"sku":"9780521879514","price":122.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521879514i.jpg?v=1692021711","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-science-of-harmonics-in-classical-greece-hardback-9780521879514","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}