The Harmony of the Spheres: The Pythagorean Tradition in Music

Professor of Music at Colgate University and a widely respected musicologist, Godwin traces the history of the idea, held since ancient times, that the whole cosmos, with its circling planets and stars, is in some way a musical or harmonious entity. The author shows how this concept has continued to inspire philosophers, astronomers, and mystics from antiquity to the present day.

• Author
• Joscelyn Godwin

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 512

• Publisher
• Inner Traditions

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780892812653

• Genres
• music, philosophy, history, science

• Release date
• 1992