Temperament : How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western ...

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Language: English Book Title: Temperament : How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization Item Length: 8 in ISBN: 9780375703300 Publication Year: 2003 Author: Stuart Isacoff Genre: Music Item Width: 5.2 in Item Height: 0.7 in width: 5.2 in Item Weight: 8.8 Oz Number of Pages: 288 Pages height: 0.7 in Topic: History & Criticism, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Format: Trade Paperback Illustrator: Yes

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Temperament : How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western .... Temperament : How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization, Paperback by Isacoff, Stuart, ISBN 0375703306, ISBN-13 9780375703300, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US An intriguing study of the development of the piano explores the eighteenth-century musical breakthrough that led to the creation of the modern piano keyboard, which offered a tuning in which each pitch is equidistant from the ones the precede and follow it, an innovation that greatly expanded the creative possibilities of classical composition. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. Temperament : How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization, Paperback by Isacoff, Stuart, ISBN 0375703306, ISBN-13 9780375703300, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US An intriguing study of the development of the piano explores the eighteenth-century musical breakthrough that led to the creation of the modern piano keyboard, which offered a tuning in which each pitch is equidistant from the ones the precede and follow it, an innovation that greatly expanded the creative possibilities of classical composition. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.