Letter from Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet, on his paper 'The theory of the division of the octave, and the practic treatment of the musical systems thus obtained. Revise version of a paper entitled 'On just intonation in music with a description of a new instrument for the easy control systems of tuning other than the equal temperament of 1 divisions in the octave' to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Reference number: RR/7/288
Date: 23 November 1874
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Letter in response to referee's opinions on his paper.
Subject: Musical theory
[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1874].
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Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet, Letter from Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet, on his paper 'The theory of the division of the octave, and the practic treatment of the musical systems thus obtained. Revise version of a paper entitled 'On just intonation in music with a description of a new instrument for the easy control systems of tuning other than the equal temperament of 1 divisions in the octave' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 23 November 1874, RR/7/288, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_288/letter-from-robert-holford-macdowall-bosanquet-on-his-paper-the-theory-of-the-division-of-the-octave-and-the-practic-treatment-of-the-musical-systems-thus-obtained-revise-version-of-a-paper-entitled-on-just-intonation-in-music-with-a-description-of-a-new-instrument-for-the-easy-control-systems-of-tuning-other-than-the-equal-temperament-of-1-divisions-in-the-octave-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 16 September 2024
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The theory of the division of the octave, and the practic treatment of the musical systems thus obtained. Revise version of a paper entitled 'on just intonation in music with a description of a new instrument for the easy control systems of tuning other than the equal temperament of 1 divisions in the octave External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1875
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1874.0057
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