Обличай блудню еретическую

Я вот решил продолжить некие интернет-обзоры для интересующихся - в продолжение темы "музыка и другие естественные науки".

Вот рекомендую книгу
Music: A Mathematical Offering, by Dave Benson (большой PDF-файл, больше 500 страниц).

Крайне дельный и достаточно внятный обзор математических основ акустики, теории кон- и диссонанса, обзор исторических темпераций с таблицами и картинками, математические и компьютерно-музыкальные аспекты. Ясно, просто, живо и интересно.

Также здесть прилагаю копипастой фрагмент этой книги (может быть, это станет "традицией" моего бложика тут), интересного независимо ни от чего.
Это знаменитая "таблица характеров тональностей" (одна из "последних" в свете барочно-классической музыкальной науки) К. Ф. Д. Шубарта (1739-1791); английский тут наверное больше народу читает, чем немецкий, потому и привожу. Ну, а кто не знает, кто это такой Шубарт, легко найдет в интернетах. Личность реально выдающаяся, кто читал, например, "Документы жизни.... И. С. Баха", знает это хорошо.

Немецкий оригинал тут: Fr.D. Schubart: Ästhetik der Tonkunst – Charakteristik der Tonarten

Итак, К. Ф. Д. Шубарт (читать просто приятно; сейчас мода на какие-то там "цвета" тональностей, а тут внятно написано всё-таки, и в связи с нормальными, а не равномерными, настройками, опять же).

C major Completely pure. Its character is: innocence, simplicity, naivety, children’s talk.
C minor Declaration of love and at the same time the lament of unhappy love.—All languishing, longing, sighing of the lovesick soul lies in this key.
D♭ major A leering key, degenerating into grief and rapture. It cannot laugh, but it can smile; it cannot howl, but it can at least grimace its crying.—Consequently only unusual characters and feelings can be brought out in this key.
C♯ minor Penitential lamentation, intimate conversation with God, the friend and help-meet of life; sighs of disappointed friendship and love lie in its radius.
D major The key of triumph, of Halelujahs, of war-cries, of victory-rejoicing. Thus, the inviting symphonies, the marches, holiday songs and heaven-rejoicing choruses are set in this key.
D minor Melancholy womanliness, the spleen and humours brood.
E♭ minor Feelings of the anxiety of the soul’s deepest distress, of brooding despair, of blackest depression, of the most gloomy condition of the soul. Every fear, every hesitation ofthe shuddering heart, breathes out of horrible E♭ minor. If ghosts could speak, their speech would approximate this key.
E♭ major The key of love, of devotion, of intimate conversation with God; through its three flats[1789: according to Euler] expressing the holy trinity.
E major Noisy shouts of joy, laughing pleasure and not yet complete, full delight lies in E Major.
E minor Naive, womanly, innocent declaration of love, lament without grumbling; sighs accompanied by few tears; this key speaks of the imminent hope of resolving in the purehappiness of C major. Since by nature it has only one colour, it can be compared to a maiden, dressed in white, with a rose-red bow at her breast. From this key one steps with inexpressible charm back again to the fundamental key of C major, where heart and ear find the most complete satisfaction.
F major Complaisance and calm.
F minor Deep depression, funereal lament, groans of misery and longing for the grave.
G♭ major Triumph over difficulty, free sigh of relief uttered when hurdles are surmounted; echo of a soul which has fiercely struggled and finally conquered lies in all uses of this key.
F♯ minor A gloomy key: it tugs at passion as a dog biting a dress. Resentment and discontent areits language. It really does not seem to like its own position: therefore it languishes ever for the calm of A major or for the triumphant happiness of D major.
G major Everything rustic, idyllic and lyrical, every calm and satisfied passion, every tender gratitude for true friendship and faithful love,—in a word, every gentle and peaceful emotion of the heart is correctly expressed by this key. What a pity that because of its seeming lightness it is so greatly neglected nowadays. . .
G minor Discontent, uneasiness, worry about a failed scheme; bad-tempered gnashing of teeth; in a word: resentment and dislike.
A♭ major The key of the grave. Death, grave, putrefaction, judgement, eternity lie in its radius.
G♯ minor Grumbler, heart squeezed until it suffocates; wailing lament which sighs in double sharps, difficult struggle; in a word, the colour of this key is everything struggling with difficulty.
A major This key includes declarations of innocent love, satisfaction with one’s state of affairs; hope of seeing one’s beloved again when parting; youthful cheerfulness and trust in God.
A minor Pious womanliness and tenderness of character.
B♭ major Cheerful love, clear conscience, hope, aspiration for a better world.
B♭ minor A quaint creature, often dressed in the garment of night. It is somewhat surly and very seldom takes on a pleasant countenance. Mocking God and the world; discontented with itself and with everything; preparation for suicide sounds in this key.
B major Strongly coloured, announcing wild passions, composed from the most glaring colours. Anger, rage, jealousy, fury, despair and every emotion of the heart lies in its sphere.
B minor This is as it were the key of patience, of calm awaiting one’s fate and of submission to divine dispensation. For that reason its lament is so mild, without ever breaking out into offensive murmuring or whimpering. The use of this key is rather difficult for all instruments; therefore so few pieces are found which are expressly set in this key.

Key characteristics, from Christian Schubart, Ideen zu einer Ästhetik der Tonkunst,written 1784, published 1806, translated by Rita Steblin.