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The central octave of the ancient Greek system. The earliest Greek scales were organized in tetrachords, which were series of four descending tones, with the top and bottom tones being separated by an interval of a fourth, in modern terms. The sub-intervals of the tetrachord were unequal, with the largest intervals always at the top, and the ...
Ancient Greek Music: A New Technical History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-51764-5. Kramarz, Andreas (2016). The Power and Value of Music. Its Effect and Ethos in Classical Authors and Contemporary Music Theory. New York/Bern: Peter Lang Publishing. ISBN 9781433133787. Landels, John G. (1999). Music in Ancient Greece ...
Transmission of ancient Greek music theory [38] Cassiodorus: c. 485 – 585: Roman Institutiones Divinarum et Saecularium Litterarum: Helped formalize the seven liberal arts [39] Isidore of Seville: c. 559 – 636 Spanish Etymologiarum sive Originum libri xx (chapters 15–23 deal with music) [40] Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi: 718 – 786 Arab
The fact that τόνος itself has at least four distinct meanings in Greek theory of music contributes to the uncertainty of the exact meaning and derivation of διατονικός, even among ancient writers: τόνος may refer to a pitch, an interval, a "key" or register of the voice, or a mode.
The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history.Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music.These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Greek antiquity; there is a continuous development which appears in the language, the rhythm, the structure and the melody. [1]
Ancient music refers to the musical cultures and practices that developed in the literate civilizations of the ancient world, succeeding the music of prehistoric societies and lasting until the post-classical era. Major centers of ancient music developed in China, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran/Persia, the Maya civilization, Mesopotamia, and Rome.
Music theorists are those who study music theory. This category includes theorists from the ancient world, especially ancient Greece which was a particularly active centre of study, to the present day. Music theory is usually considered a subclassification of musicology, the general academic study of music.
Ancient Greek music theory (8 P) Ancient Greek musicians (4 C, 19 P) F. Metrical feet (20 P) I. Ancient Greek music inscriptions (2 P) Ancient Greek musical ...