Universal music-making
Subtitle: Athanasius Kircher and musical thought in the seventeenth century
By: a dissertation presented by John Zachary McKay to the Department of Music in partial fulfillmen of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of music
Contributors: Harvard University. Department of Music
Publisher: Harvard University; UMI
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass; Ann Arbor, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
Subjects: Contributions in music; Music
Other titles: Athanasius Kircher and musical thought in the seventeenth century; Musical thought in the seventeenth century
Description: Athanasius Kircher's Musurgia universalis (1650) was one of the largest and most widely circulated works of music theory in the seventeenth century. Although his reputation has waned over the centuries, Kircher was a leading intellectual figure of his day, authoring dozens of treatises on a multitude of topics and corresponding with scholars from around the world. Kircher's central place within the world of learning resulted in a unique perspective on music theory and musical practice within the seventeenth century.
Notes: UMI no.: 3542993.

Ph. D. Harvard University 2012.

Includes bibliography.