Theorie der musischen Knste der Hellenen Volume 1, Griechische Rhythmik [Paperback]

Published 18859, this revised third edition of a three-volume work (in four parts) analyses ancient Greek metre and music.Rudolf Westphal (182692) and August Rossbach (182398) were German classical scholars whose collaboration resulted in this multi-volume analysis of ancient Greek metre and music. Reissued here is the revised third edition published in four parts between 1885 and 1889.Rudolf Westphal (182692) and August Rossbach (182398) were German classical scholars whose collaboration resulted in this multi-volume analysis of ancient Greek metre and music. Reissued here is the revised third edition published in four parts between 1885 and 1889.Rudolf Westphal (1826 92) originally studied theology at the University of Marburg before turning to classical philology and comparative linguistics. He learnt Sanskrit and Arabic and took a keen interest in Indo-European languages and Semitic grammar. In the late 1850s and early 1860s he joined his friend and fellow philologist August Rossbach (182398) at the University of Breslau (WrocBaw). This multi-volume work on ancient Greek metre and music resulted from their collaboration. Reissued here is the revised third edition published in four parts between 1885 and 1889. Volume 1 (1885) is given over to Westphal's study of Greek rhythm, noting the contributions made by both ancient and modern thinkers. As in his 1883 Musik des griechischen Alterthumes (also reissued in this series), he pays particular attention to the fourth-century philosopher Aristoxenus, presenting the latter's theories on rhythm.Widmung; Vorwort; Nachwort; 1. Einleitung; 2. Rhythmus der Musik im Allgemeinen; 3. Allgemeine Taktlehre; 4. Specialle Taktlehre; 5. Das rhythmische Schema; Alphabetisches Register.