Andreas Werckmeister's Musicalische Paradoxal-Discourse: A Well-Tempered Universe (Contextual Bach Studies)

This book provides extensive commentary and an English translation of 17th-century German music theorist Andreas Werckmeister's final treatise, the Musicalische Paradoxal-Discourse. Topics discussed include theological reflections on music, numerology in musical intervals, music notation and solmization, and tunings.

• | Author: Andreas Werckmeister, Dietrich Bartel
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 174 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1498566340
• | ISBN-13: 9781498566346