Andreas Werckmeister's Musicalische Paradoxal-Discourse

Table of Contents
Series Editor's Foreword
Preface
Part I
Introduction to the Musicalische Paradoxal-Discourse
Werckmeister Biography
Werckmeister Treatises
Contents and Sources of the Musicalische Paradoxal-Discourse

Part IITranslation of the Musicalische Paradoxal-Discourse
Title page and dedicatory comments
Preface
Index and contents of the chapters
Chapter 1An introduction to this work: the division of the musical proportions
Chapter 2A testimonial through mathematics and Holy Scriptures themselves, that the course of the heavens are harmonic
Chapter 3How the mortal body and soul are harmonically created, and furthermore, on the influence of the stars
Chapter 4Why humans find such pleasure in music, and whence composers and musicians arise
Chapter 5As the image of God, humans are to praise the Creator with music. Buildings and eras in scripture are also harmonic wonders of spiritual music.
Chapter 6On the abuse of music, which the authorities could abolish
Chapter 7How the inclination of a people determines its attitude towards music, and how the heathens were so scattered in their views on music
Chapter 8On the music of the early Christians, and the subsequent changes
Chapter 9The great difficulties arising out of solmization and the linear staff-system
Chapter 10Proof that the linear staff system is accompanied by great difficulties
Chapter 11Proof of how everything can be played or sung through the twelve note-names
Chapter 12Further proof, that the linear staff system has many more variants than the twelve note-names
Chapter 13How the temperaments can be examined, and on German tablature
Chapter 14How the chromatic system is to be applied to the tempered keyboard
Chapter 15On the disorder of hymn singing
Chapter 16On the simplicity of old organs
Chapter 17How the musical modes can be differentiated
Chapter 18On the nature and property of the harmonic numerals
Chapter 19On the hidden meaning of the numerals
Chapter 20On the properties of the harmonic numerals, when they themselves are subdivided
Chapter 21On the subdivision of the harmonic numerals
Chapter 22On the properties of the dissonant musical numerals
Chapter 23How the harmonic radical numerals are transformed into a tempered tuning, and of their hidden meaning
Chapter 24A comparison of incorrect tempered tuning with false Christianity
Chapter 25How the temperament can be perfect or imperfect, and how the same can be compared with Christianity
Chapter 26The Lord's Prayer in the musical proportional numerals
Bibliography
About the author