The Science of Music: 150 Years Since Helmholtz's "On the Sensations of Tone"

Starts: 1:00 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
Ends: 5:00 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Helmholtz's groundbreaking work on the science of music, On the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music. This colloquium will explore both the legacy of Helmholtz's work and new directions in the science of music. Speakers include David Cahan, Lydia Patton, Eric J. Heller, and Diana Deutsch. Sponsored by the Center for Philosophy and History of Science and BU Center for the Humanities.

Audience:: public
Address:: Georger Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue
Room:: Terrace Lounge
Fees:: free
Registration:: http://www.bu.edu/cphs/colloquium/colloquia/53rd.htm#music
Contact Organization:: Center for the Humanities

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