William Holder and His Position in Seventeenth Century Philosophy and Music Theory
Jerome Stanley · 2002
Part 1 Introduction: biography of William Holder Holder's theory treatise Holder's other creative efforts. Part 2 Historical background: socio-cultural climate of England during the 17th century Holder's connection with the Wren family. Part 3 Contemporary philosophical influences on Holder: Galilei, Mersenne, Bacon, Hobbes, Boyle, Newton, Wallis, Kircher, Leibniz, Gassendi. Part 4 Music theory in 17th century England: background musical education at Cambridge Johann Heinrich Alsted John Playford Thomas Salmon. Parts 5-15 Treatise of the natural grounds and principles of Harmony by William Holder. Part 16 Holder's treatise compared with an essay by Francis Guilford. Part 17 Historical perspective of Holder's ideas on acoustics (17th-20th centuries).