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Aurelian of Réôme's reception of the lesser perfect system: the 15 modes organized in triphonia

Scholars of Western chant usually rely on Guido of Arezzo, when they reduce the discussion of microtones to the question where to use b flat, they do even so, if the source is older than Guido's Micrologus. But what are the sources for earlier refere

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

Aurelian of Réôme's reception of the lesser perfect system: the 15 modes organized in triphonia

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

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