Alsted, Johann Heinrich
(1588–1638)
JOHANN HEINRICH ALSTEDALSTED, JOHANN HEINRICHJOHANN HEINRICH ALSTED [* 1588-† 1638] The state of music theory in early seventeenth-century Germany is reflected in Johann Heinrich Alsted's various encyclopedic works. As a component of both mathematics and physics, music holds a prominent position in Alsted's systemization. Not surprisingly, ZARLINO and LIPPIUS are principal sources for Alsted's perspective, though he borrowed extensively from a large number of disparate authors. Birchensha's…