The study of auditory sensations as a physiological basis for the theory of music

Readers are offered the fundamental work of the outstanding German physiologist, psychologist, physics and mathematics German Helmholtz (1821-1894), in which he makes an attempt to establish a connection between physical and physiological acoustics with musical science and aesthetics. The book consists of three parts (departments) In the first part, the phenomenon of the upper harmonic tones is examined, the essence of this phenomenon is determined, its attitude to the differences in the shades of sound is proved, a number of shades are analyzed in relation to their upper harmonic tones. The second part is devoted to the study of violations of the simultaneous sound of two tones, namely combination tones and trembling, and the phenomena of consonance and dissonance are described. Finally, in the third part of the book, the affinity of sounds is considered, the structure of the gamm and tones is derived by the author from the results of research presented in the first two parts. A review of various principles of musical style in the development of music is carried out, the tonality of homophonic music is examined, consonating and dissonating chords are considered, and basic laws of voting are given.
The book is recommended for both physiologists and musicologists, music teachers, music school students, as well as everyone who is interested in the theory of music and its physiological foundations