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Books on scales, tunings, temperaments
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Construction Of Musical Scales: A Mathematical ApproachConstruction Of Musical Scales: A Mathematical Approach by Bruce R. Gilson
Buy new: $18.75 / Used from: $43.03
My own book, which distills from many sources
Tuning and Temperament: A Historical SurveyTuning and Temperament: A Historical Survey by J. Murray Barbour
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $8.95
The best book on historical scales.
Essay On Musical Intervals, Harmonics And The Temperament Of The Musical ScaleEssay On Musical Intervals, Harmonics And The Temperament Of The Musical Scale by Wesley Stoker B. Woolhouse
Buy new: $25.80 / Used from: $22.84
Remarkably forward thinking for an 1835 book.
An Elementary Treatise On Musical Intervals And Temperament (1876)An Elementary Treatise On Musical Intervals And Temperament (1876) by Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet
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A book that should be better known than it is.
Genesis Of A Music: An Account Of A Creative Work, Its Roots, And Its Fulfillments, Second Edition (Da Capo Paperback)Genesis Of A Music: An Account Of A Creative Work, Its Roots, And Its Fulfillments, Second Edition (Da Capo Paperback) by Harry Partch
Buy new: $18.81 / Used from: $13.99
A classic, but specifically applicable to Partch's own work.
Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western CivilizationTemperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization by Stuart Isacoff
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mostly history, but a useful book to read