Musurgia Universalis

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Musurgia Universalis is a 17th-century encyclopedic treatise on music theory, acoustics, and musical instruments by polymath Athanasius Kircher.

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instanceOf encyclopedic work
music treatise
seventeenth-century book
author Athanasius Kircher NERFINISHED
centuryOfPublication 17th century
contains diagrams of instruments
mathematical tables
musical notation examples
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
dedicatedTo Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
describedBySource Athanasius Kircher’s bibliography
followedBy Athanasius Kircher’s work "Phonurgia Nova" NERFINISHED
follows Athanasius Kircher’s work "Magnes" in chronology
genre musicology literature
scientific literature
hasNotableConcept cosmic harmony
music as a reflection of universal order
hasPart Musurgia mirifica NERFINISHED
Musurgia practica NERFINISHED
Musurgia theoretica NERFINISHED
section on acoustical experiments
section on birdsong
section on musical instruments of different cultures
illustratedBy engraved plates
influenced Baroque music theory
subsequent encyclopedic works on music
language Latin
libraryOfCongressClassification ML
notableFor comprehensive treatment of music theory and acoustics in the 17th century
numberOfVolumes 2
partOfSeries Athanasius Kircher’s scientific treatises
placeOfPublication Rome NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1650
publisher Hermann Scheus NERFINISHED
subject acoustics
composition
counterpoint
ethnomusicology
harmony
mathematics of music
music history
music theory
musical instruments
organology
proportions
timePeriodDescribed Renaissance music
ancient music
early Baroque music
medieval music

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