AN ATTEMPT

AT A NEW THEORY

OF MUSIC

BASED ON

THE MOST CERTAIN

PRINCIPLES OF HARMONY

CLEARLY EXPOUNDED.

BY THE AUTHOR

LEONHARD EULER. Leonhard Euler (1707–1783) was a prolific Swiss mathematician and physicist. This work, published when he was 32, represents his attempt to apply mathematical rigor to the aesthetics of musical sound.

An engraving of the building of the Imperial Academy of Sciences (the Kunstkamera) in St. Petersburg, Russia. The building features a large central tower and two wings with numerous windows and decorative pediments.

ST. PETERSBURG, FROM THE PRINTING HOUSE OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES,

1739.

original: "cIɔ Iɔ cc xxxix." This is a form of Roman numerals where cIɔ represents 1000 and Iɔ represents 500.