Preface |
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Introduction |
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Short biography |
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Musical education |
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Musical activities: The early years (1649–1666) |
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Musical activities: The middle years (1666–1681) |
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Musical activities: The later years (1681–1695) |
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Huygens and the theory of music |
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Notation |
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Tuning and temperament: The early years (1661–1666) |
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Tuning and temperament: The middle years (1666–1681) |
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Tuning and temperament: 1691 |
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Keyboards |
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The Codex Hugenianus 27 of the Leiden University Library |
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The Histoire des Ouvrages des Sçavans |
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The Lettre touchant le cycle harmonique |
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Huygens’ significance as a theorist of tuning and temperament |
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Notes |
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Bibliography |
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Christiaan Huygens: The division of the monochord |
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CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS: LETTRE TOUCHANT LE CYCLE HARMONIQUE |
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CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS: NOVUS CYCLUS HARMONICUS |
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English translation: Letter concerning the harmonic cycle |
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Nederlandse vertaling: Brief betreffende de harmonische cyclus |
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Index |
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TABLES |
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Table I. |
Systemata indeterminatum and determinatum |
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Table II. |
Interval sizes in meantone and 31-tone tunings |
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Table III. |
Temperings in meantone and 31-tone tunings |
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MUSIC EXAMPLE |
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Music example 1. |
Courante in E minor by Christiaan Huygens |
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ILLUSTRATIONS |
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Figure 1. |
Constantijn Huygens and his children, by Hanneman |
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Figure 2. |
Christiaan Huygens, by Netscher |
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Figure 3. |
Christiaan Huygens, by Clérion |
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Figure 4. |
Christiaan Huygens, by Vaillant |
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Figure 5. |
Si du triste recit |
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Figure 6. |
Courante by Christiaan Huygens |
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Figure 7. |
Systemata indeterminatum and determinatum |
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Figure 8. |
Division de l’octave en 31 parties egales |
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Figure 9. |
Huygens’ monochord |
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Figure 10. |
Autograph table of Lettre |
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Figure 11. |
Keyboards with split upper keys |
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Figure 12. |
Twleve-tone keyboard with pins |
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Figure 13. |
12-tone/19-tone transposing keyboard |
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Figure 14. |
12-tone/31-tone transposing keyboards |
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Figure 15. |
Christiaan Huygens, by Edelinck |
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Figure 16. |
Christiaan Huygens, by Fokkens |
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Figure 17. |
31-tone circle by Quirinus van Blankenburg |
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