![]() ![]() "This lucid, humanist study is as much fun to read as a murder mystery. "A sweeping history of medieval and Renaissance European intellectual achievement, in which the question of tuning assumes a speaking part." "Though the book is light sailing, the pleasure here is that it gives readers a glimpse of the oceanic depths of musical metaphors and mysteries still unsolved…" " together aspects of science, philosophy, history, poetry, religion and music in a compact yet compelling narrative." "If the world finds itself in need of a 21st Century equivalent of Sir Donald Francis Tovey, I nominate Isacoff for the job." ![]() "An astounding and accessible journey through the culture-defining narrative hidden in arcane music theory. Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization by Stuart Isacoff 5.0 (1) Paperback (Reprint) 16.95 Paperback 16.95 eBook 12. " writes engagingly about abstract and often counterintuitive matters." a whirlwind tour of Western culture's big ideas." He makes an erudite and amiable companion." "Isacoff untangles the complexities of this issue with the aplomb of a virtuoso pianist playing scales. " most persuasive weapon is the unquenchable passion of its author… An immensely entertaining, original and informative book." How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization ![]()
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