On the sensations of tone as a physiological basis for the theory of music / by Hermann L.F. Helmholtz ; translated, thoroughly revised and corrected, rendered conformable to the 4th (and last) German edition of 1877, with numerous additional notes and a new additional appendix bringing down information to 1885, and especially adapted to the use of musical students, by Alexander J. Ellis.

  • Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894.
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On the sensations of tone as a physiological basis for the theory of music / by Hermann L.F. Helmholtz ; translated, thoroughly revised and corrected, rendered conformable to the 4th (and last) German edition of 1877, with numerous additional notes and a new additional appendix bringing down information to 1885, and especially adapted to the use of musical students, by Alexander J. Ellis. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Lehre von den Tonempfindungen. German. 4. Aufl. 1895

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London : Longmans, Green, and co., 1895 (Aberdeen : The University Press.)

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xix, 576 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm

Edition

3rd ed.

Notes

Reprint of second (revised) edition. First English edition published 1875
Translation of Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen als physiologische Grundlage für die Theorie der Musik.-- 4. Aufl., 1877.
Copy 3 Supplier/Donor: Poly E. London Note: Formerly in the Charles Myers Library at the N.I.I.P. "Ex libris C.S. Myers." Contains sheets of handwritten music.

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