Cris Forster established The Chrysalis Foundation, a public 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation. The Chrysalis Foundation supports instrument builder and composer Cris Forster, who wrote Musical Mathematics.

   


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www.chrysalis-foundation.org

         

          Established in 1982, The Chrysalis Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts and education organization that encourages the creation of new acoustic musical instruments, and supports compositions and performances for these instruments.

 

          The Foundation is accomplishing these goals through the work of master builder, composer, and writer Cris Forster, whose original acoustic instruments are designed to explore new tunings in just intonation.

 

          We are devoted to the idea that the future of music depends on the integration of timbres and tunings as raw ingredients in an expanding, flexible, and highly nuanced tonal palette. By recognizing the art of tuning as a variable rather than a constant, music can once again become a vital force capable of expressing and addressing the complexities of our modern minds and spirits.

 

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We are pleased to announce that Cris Forsters book,

Musical Mathematics: On the Art and Science of Acoustic Instruments,

is available from the publisher at Chronicle Books, San Francisco.

 

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Musical Mathematics is the definitive tome for the adventurous musician. Integrating mathematics, music history, and hands-on experience, this volume serves as a comprehensive guide to the tunings and scales of acoustic instruments from around the world. Author, composer, and builder Cris Forster illuminates the mathematical principles of acoustic music, offering practical information and new discoveries about both traditional and innovative instruments. With this knowledge readers can improve, or begin to build, their own instruments inspired by Forster’s creations shown in the 16 color plates. For those ready to step outside musical conventions and those whose curiosity about the science of sound is never satisfied, Musical Mathematics is the map to a new musical world.

Hardcover, cloth case, and dust jacket
Sewn binding
8˝ x 11 in
944 pp
16 color photographs
249 figures
105 tables
4 bibliographies
8 appendices
Comprehensive index

 

 

Table of Contents

Index

 

 

Five Reviews
 

 

 

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Dear Reader,

 

          Since July 2002, more than 400,000 visitors have logged on to www.chrysalis-foundation.org. We are pleased to announce that Cris Forsters book Musical Mathematics: On the Art and Science of Acoustic Instruments is now available. We would like to thank all readers who placed advance orders for their visionary and steadfast support. If you would like more information on Mr. Forsters book, please visit our Musical Mathematics page, which shows the Table of Contents of this work.

      

          Thank you for your interest and support of the Chrysalis Foundation.

 

The Board of Directors