The Harmony of the Spheres: The Pythagorean Tradition in Music

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Inner Traditions/Bear, Nov 1, 1992 - Music - 512 pages
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.

About the author (1992)

Musician, scholar, and professor of music at Colgate University, Joscelyn Godwin is the author of numerous books, including Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: The Spiritual Dimension of Music. He is also the editor of Cosmic Music: Keys to the Musical Interpretation of Reality and Music, Mysticism, and Magic.

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TitleThe Harmony of the Spheres: The Pythagorean Tradition in Music
AuthorJoscelyn Godwin
PublisherInner Traditions/Bear, 1992
ISBN1620550962, 9781620550960
Length512 pages
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Music / Genres & Styles / New Age
  
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