The Harmony of the Spheres: The Pythagorean Tradition in Music

By Joscelyn Godwin

Book Overview

Professor of Music at Colgate University and a widely respected musicologist, Godwin traces the history of the idea, held since ancient times, that the whole cosmos, with its circling planets and stars, is in some way a musical or harmonious entity. The author shows how this concept has continued to inspire philosophers, astronomers, and mystics from antiquity to the present day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892812656
• ISBN13: 9780892812653
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Inner Traditions International
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"