Beating Time and Measuring Music in the Early Modern Era
- Author/Composer
- Roger Matthew Grant
- Publisher name
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Item type
- Book
- Maintains a distinctive focus on meter and rhythm within the
history of music theory Includes an in-depth discussion on a
rarely-studied body of theory on tempo
- Takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the history
of music theory through inclusion of studies on the history of
aesthetics, mathematics, and natural philosophy
- Pioneers a new approach to analysis that reflects changing
concepts in intellectual history
- Draws on a unique combination of archival research, close
readings, and engagement with contemporary music theory