Holder, William
(1616–1696)
WILLIAM HOLDERHOLDER, WILLIAMWILLIAM HOLDER [* 1616-† 1696] The growing appreciation of scientific rigor among the English is manifested in William Holder's Treatise of the Natural Grounds, and Principles of Harmony (1694), which treats the physical basis for musical sound. Holder's earlier Elements of Speech (1669) had already displayed a concern for precise observation, there analyzing the sounds fundamental to the English language. With the investigations of authorities such as Robert Hooke…