Stumpf, Carl
(1848–1936)
CARL STUMPFSTUMPF, CARLCARL STUMPF [* 1848-† 1936] Carl Stumpf's contributions to our understanding of sound develop out of, though in critical ways depart from, the scientific and aesthetic achievements of nineteenth-century Germany. Whereas HELMHOLTZ concerned himself with the role of beats in effecting consonance or dissonance and with the ears' capacity to receive and transmit perceptions, Stumpf adopted a psychological perspective: even if each ear is exposed to a different pitch, the mind…