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'The Temple of Music' by Robert Fludd (Hardcover, New Ed)
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'The Temple of Music' by Robert Fludd (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Music Theory in Britain, 1500-1700: Critical Editions
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Robert Fludd (1574-1637) is well known among historians of science
and philosophy for his intriguing work, The Metaphysical, Physical
and Technical History of both Major and Minor Worlds, in which
music plays an important role in his system of neoplatonic
correspondences: the harmony of the universe (macrocosm) as well as
the harmony of man (microcosm). 'The Temple of Music' (1617-18) is
one section of this work, and deals with music theory, practice and
organology. Many musicologists today have dismissed his musical
ideas as conservative and outmoded or mainly based on fantasy; only
the chapters on instruments have received some attention. However,
reading Fludd's work on music theory and practice in the context of
his own time and comparing it with other contemporary treatises, it
is apparent that much of it contains highly original ideas and
cannot be considered old fashioned or conservative. It is evident
that Fludd's music philosophy influenced and provoked contemporary
natural philosophers such as Marin Mersenne and Johannes Kepler.
Less well known is the fact that Fludd's music theory reveals
aspects of the development of new concepts that appear to reflect
contemporary writers on music such as John Coprario and Thomas
Campion. Before now, 'The Temple of Music' has not been easily
accessible or available, and the fact that Fludd wrote in Latin has
also been prohibitive. This critical edition provides the original
Latin, an English translation and essential illustrations. The book
will therefore be a useful tool for understanding the position of
English music theory around 1600.
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