The Musical Scales of Plato's Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9663240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Mountford (0000-0001-7077-4317, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), J F Mountford |
| Year | 1923 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 125-136 |
| Publication date | 1923-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800006510 |
| OpenAlex | W2133675891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The object of this article is to discuss, defend, and supplement the only definite piece of evidence we possess which deals with the musical scales(or Harmoniai)referred to by Plato in the Republic (398D–399C). In this first section I shall consider the list of scales given by Aristides Quintilianus and suggest the source from which it is derived; in the second part the employment of certain abnormal intervals will be established and elucidated; and finally the evidence of the preceding sections will be reviewed from the standpoint of the Pythagorean musical theory
Art · Epistemology · Geometry · Linguistics · Literature · Musical · Object (grammar · Pythagorean theorem · Section (typography · The Republic · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2010 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |