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Guido and the diesis

I'd like to open myself the discussion that Oliver Gerlach promised in the Low B-flat discussion. It refers to Guido of Arezzo's mention of the usage of the diesis in proper and inappropriate positions in the scale.

A first question that I have concer

The Use of Microtones in Plainchant since Pythagoras in Italy, Boethius in Rome and Justinian in Constantinople

Neil Moran wrote:

"Byzantine liturgical music is based on the principles of Pythagoras, classical Greek music theorists and Boethius, the contemporary of Justinian, who established a corps of 25 singers (including eunuchs) in the Hagia Sophia (consecr

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Mélos et ses microtones

Guido and the diesis

The Use of Microtones in Plainchant since Pythagoras in Italy, Boethius in Rome and Justinian in Constantinople

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