Plato's Timaeus and the missing fourth guest : finding the harmony of the spheres /
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In Plato's Timaeus and the Missing Fourth Guest , Donna M. Altimari Adler proposes a new Timaeus scale structure. She finds the harmonic cosmos in Plato's text, mathematically, regarding it as a number generator. Plato's primary number sequence, she argues, yields a matrix defining a sophisticated harmony of the spheres. She stresses the Decad as the pattern governing both human perception and the generation of all things, in the text, including the World Soul and musical scale symbolizing it. She precisely identifies Plato's \'fabric\' and its locus of severance and solves other thorny problems of interpretation, e.g., properly naming the sets of three and four bands, born of splitting the band of difference, and explaining their differing motions and speeds.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004389922
The Ottoman tanbūr : the long-necked lute of Ottoman art music /
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Tanbūrs are long-necked lute-like instruments played in the art, Sufi, and folk musical traditions along the Silk Road and beyond. This book provides a detailed study of the history of the tanbūr, its role in Ottoman music, construction and playing technique.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references, discography and index. :
9781803271071 (PDF ebook) :
The Turkish long-necked lute saz or bağlama /
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The saz or bağlama, a generic name for long-necked lutes in Turkey, plays an important role in Turkish musical culture. This volume focuses on the instrument's cultural-historical background while briefly discussing various saz or bağlama types and their construction, tuning, and playing techniques.
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Also issued in print: 2020.
Translated from the Dutch. :
1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references, discography and index. :
9781789694338 (ebook) :
Tanbûr long-necked lutes along the Silk Road and beyond /
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This text is divided into two main parts: 'The Tanbûr Tradition' which discusses the origin, history, construction and playing techniques of tanbûrs; and 'The Tanbûr Family' which focuses on long-necked as a family of musical instruments. After a short introduction, the construction, playing technique, and musical traditions are briefly discussed.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (x, 186 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and discography. :
9781789691702 (ebook) :