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.

  • Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894.
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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    Scheine for tuning in Equal Temperament, 4895 Proof of rule for tuning in Equal Tempera- ment, 490c, d Proof of rule for Timing in Meantone Tem- perament, 492« Historical Pitches in order from Lowest to Higliest, 495« to 504« Glassified Index to the last Table, 5045 to 5115 Efiects of the length of the foot in difler- ent countries on the pitch of organs, 512« Non-harmonic scales, 514c to 519c Vowel sound ‘ Oh! ’ Analysis at various pitches by Messrs. Jenkin & Ewing, 53'dd to 5415 Vowel sounds ‘oo,’ 1 awe,’ ‘ah,’ analysis at various pitches by Messrs. Jenkin & Ewing, p. 541c, d Mean and actual Compass of the Human Voice, 545«, 5, c True Tritonic, False Tritonic, Zarlino’s, Meantone and Equal Temperaments, compared, 548« Presumed Characters of Major and Minor Keys, 551«, 5