Temperament : how music became a battleground for the great minds of Western civilization

Temperament : how music became a battleground for the great minds of Western civilization / Stuart Isacoff.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Isacoff, Stuart
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Vintage, 2003.
Edition:	1st Vintage Books ed.
Subjects:	Musical temperament > History. Musical intervals and scales. Music > Philosophy and aesthetics. Piano > History.

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