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Early Victorian Metronome

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5469

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2015
  • £185.00
  • €223 Euro
  • $232 US Dollar

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Item Description

Early Victorian mahogany cased metronome made in London by Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772-1838).
Around 1812, the Dutch mechanic Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel, developed the first compound metronome. Following a report published by the Netherlands Academy of Sciences in August 1815, Maelzel visited Winkel in Amsterdam. Following his failure to negotiate the rights to Winkel’s invention, Maelzel patented his own version based on Winkel’s principle. Although Winkel won a legal case against Maelzel for copying his metronome, it is Maelzel, maker of this metronome, who is still credited with the ultimate development of the metronome and for musical tempi indications to become numerical rather than descriptive; thus most compositions today include a precise indication of tempo.
9.5 inches high x 5 inches x 5 inches

 

Item Info

Seller

WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Period

19th Century

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

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+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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