Gavin W.

So I was doing my paper in my local library and I saw a book title. It gave me the idea on how to end my paper (pretty much summarizing the title itself). Do I have to cite it even though I haven't... more

At the end of the Civil War the _____________ of the former Confederacy lay in ruins with wealth dropping by 60% (compared to 1860 levels), property values collapsed, regional war bonds worthless,... more

I need two main points about a given subject, I chose Mummies. I have one point , which was There are different types of mummies. Natural preserved mummies and mummies preserved by humansMuch... more

## Developmental state of LilyPond The official homepage has a [notice](http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html) that reads "Since no developer currently is listed for commercial development, your... more

I am writing an essay on musical temperaments for which I was doing something extensive research on the history of tuning and how it evolved over time. I understand the Pythagorean tuning system... more

I was wondering the **historical** **origin** of the diatonic/chromatic scale and how it ended up looking the way it does now in our equal temperament system. And whats the difference between... more

It's something that's puzzled me; The key that has no sharps and no flats, in essence the "basic" key, is C Major. Well, fine, but why C? Why not label that key and note A, if it's the foundation... more

When you look at very old sheetmusic (for harpsichord or organ), you see that the upper staff has a C-clef, first line. The lower one is the familiar bass F-clef, fourth line.Why and when did the... more

Johann Sebastian Bach is undoubtedly among the most celebrated of Baroque composers, and to many the great composer in all history. The era of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in which he... more

I keep thinking of Greeks playing Lyres - there had to be a point where someone added strings and the modern shape...

I've read about the fact that 12 tone equal temperament is a relatively recent phenomenon, and that historically, each key would have a different character due to the unequal temperament. I'm... more

I' ve read that the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras was the first one who scientifically proved the theory of music. Also it is refered that he invented the Pythagorean musical scale. Was the... more

What musical instruments JS Bach owned and had purchased during his career? Is there any historical information on Handel, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Scarlatti, Corelli, Tartini?

To my **basic** understanding: In ancient Greek they were primarily using tetra-chords and there was three main standard divisions of these tetra-chords called genus.In the same era Pythagoras... more