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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Musurgia Universalis canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
encyclopedic work
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music treatise ⓘ seventeenth-century book ⓘ |
| author | Athanasius Kircher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century ⓘ |
| contains |
diagrams of instruments
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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
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
cosmic harmony
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music as a reflection of universal order ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Musurgia mirifica
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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composition ⓘ counterpoint ⓘ ethnomusicology ⓘ harmony ⓘ mathematics of music ⓘ music history ⓘ music theory ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ organology ⓘ proportions ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Renaissance music
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ancient music ⓘ early Baroque music ⓘ medieval music ⓘ |
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