On the sensations of tone as a physiological basis for the theory of music / by Hermann L.F. Helmholtz ; translated, thoroughly revised and corrected, rendered conformable to the 4th (and last) German edition of 1877, with numerous additional notes and a new additional appendix bringing down information to 1885, and especially adapted to the use of musical students, by Alexander J. Ellis.

  • Hermann von Helmholtz
Date:
1895
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Credit: On the sensations of tone as a physiological basis for the theory of music / by Hermann L.F. Helmholtz ; translated, thoroughly revised and corrected, rendered conformable to the 4th (and last) German edition of 1877, with numerous additional notes and a new additional appendix bringing down information to 1885, and especially adapted to the use of musical students, by Alexander J. Ellis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [App. XX. Additions by the Translator—continued. %* See separate Tables of Contents prefixed to each Section. [Sect. C. On the Calculation of Cents from Interval Ratios, 446 [Sect. D. Musical Intervals, not exceeding an Octave, arranged in Order of Width, 451 [Sect. E. On Musical Duodenes, or the Development of Just Intonation for Harmony, 457 [Sect. P. Experimental Instruments for exhibiting the effects of Just Intonation, 466 [Sect. G. On Tuning and Intonation, 483 [Sect. H. The History of Musical Pitch in Europe, 493 [Sect. K. Non-Harmonic Scales, 514 [Sect. L. Recent Work on Beats and Combinational Tones, 527 [Sect. M. Analysis and Synthesis of Vowel Sounds, 538 [Sect. N. Miscellaneous Notes, 544 [INDEX, 557-576]