Aristoxenus of Tarentum and the Birth of Musicology
Aristoxenus made an enormous contribution to the development of music theory in antiquity. Despite his Pythagorean upbringing, he rejected Pythagorean methods of harmonics which focused on the mathematical significance of musical structures and instead applied a scientific methodology appropriated from Aristotle. This volume studies the theories of Aristoxenus.
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Aristoxenus of Tarentum and the Birth of Musicology
Aristoxenus made an enormous contribution to the development of music theory in antiquity. Despite his Pythagorean upbringing, he rejected Pythagorean methods of harmonics which focused on the mathematical significance of musical structures and instead applied a scientific methodology appropriated from Aristotle. This volume studies the theories of Aristoxenus.
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Aristoxenus of Tarentum and the Birth of Musicology

Aristoxenus of Tarentum and the Birth of Musicology

by Sophie Gibson
Aristoxenus of Tarentum and the Birth of Musicology

Aristoxenus of Tarentum and the Birth of Musicology

by Sophie Gibson

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Overview

Aristoxenus made an enormous contribution to the development of music theory in antiquity. Despite his Pythagorean upbringing, he rejected Pythagorean methods of harmonics which focused on the mathematical significance of musical structures and instead applied a scientific methodology appropriated from Aristotle. This volume studies the theories of Aristoxenus.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781135877460
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/08/2014
Series: Studies in Classics
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 274
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Sophie Gibson, an independent scholar, received her Ph.D. from Oxford University in 2002.

Table of Contents

1. Harmonic Theory before Aristoxenus 2. The Influence of Aristotle on Aristoxenus' Harmonic Science 3. The Harmonics 4. The Rhythmics 5. Not the Harmonics 6. Musical Theory after Aristoxenus Conclusion
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