Kirnberger, Johann Philipp
(1721–1783)
JOHANN PHILIPP KIRNBERGERKIRNBERGER, JOHANN PHILIPPJOHANN PHILIPP KIRNBERGER [* 1721-† 1783] Countering the prevailing preoccupation with mathematical and acoustical speculations, Johann Philipp Kirnberger based his theoretical perspective upon contextual associations of chords. To a much greater extent than did RAMEAU, whose theory he disdained while nevertheless absorbing its notions of inversion and fundamental bass (albeit in adapted form), Kirnberger was inclined to consider dissonances…