Author | : Jamie James |
File Size | : 51,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 June 1995 |
ISBN | : 0387944745 |
Pages | : 292 pages |
The Music of the Spheres by Jamie James Book PDF Summary
For centuries, scientists and philosophers believed the universe was a stately; ordered mechanism - mathematical and musical. The smooth operation of the cosmos created a divine harmony (perfect, spiritual, eternal) which composers sought to capture and express. With The Music of the Spheres, readers will see how this scientific philosophy emerged, how it was shattered by changing views of the universe and the rise of Romanticism, and to what extent (if at all) it survives today. From Pythagoras to Newton, Bach to Beethoven, and on into the twentieth century, it is a spellbinding examination of the interwoven fates of science and music throughout history.