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The Modes of Ancient Greek Music

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Anonymi Scriptio de Musica, § 28 (the modes employed on different instruments), 27

Aristides Quintilianus (ed. Meib.):

p. 10 (Lichanos), 31

p. 13 (ethos of music), 63, 66

p. 15 (kata dieseis harmonia), 53, 98

p. 21 (Modes in Plato's Republic), 94 - 100

p. 28 (topoi tês phônês), 63

Aristophanes, Eq. 985-996 (Dorian Mode), 7, 42

Aristotle:

Metaphysics, iv. 11, p. 1018 b 26 (archê), 46

Politics, iv. 3, p. 1290 a 20 (Dorian and Phrygian), 105

viii. 5-7, pp. 1340-1342 (ethos of music), 9, 12, 13,107

viii. 7, p. 1342 a 32 (Phrygian Mode), 12, 13,107

Problems, xix. 20, p. 919 a 13 (Mesê), 43, 82,102,107

26, p. 919 b 21 (harmonia=System), 55

33, p. 920 a 19 (Hypatê), 44

36, p. 920 b 7 (Mesê), 44

47, p. 922 b 3 (heptachord scales), 33

48, p. 922 b 10 (modes used by chorus), 14

49, p. 922 b 31 (high and low pitch), 15

Rhetoric, iii. 1, p. 1403 b 27 (tonos and harmonia), 15

Aristoxenus (ed. Meib.):

Harm. p. 2, l. 15 (diagrams of harmoniai), 49

p. 3 (melody of speech), 115

p. 6 (nomenclature by thesis or position), 81

p. 6, l. 20 (species of the Octave), 50

p. 8 (speaking and singing), 115

p. 8, l. 12 (perfect System), 36

p. 18 (melody of speech), 90, 115

p. 23 (Chromatic and Enharmonic), 110

p. 26, l. 14 (Lichanos indefinite), 110

p. 27, l. 34 (diagrams), 52

p. 36, l. 29 (seven harmoniai), 51, 54

p. 37 (tonoi or keys), 17 - 19

p. 48, l. 13 (Lichanos indefinite), 110

p. 69, l. 6 (nomenclature by position), 81

ibid. (indefinite element in music), 111

Bacchius (ed. Meib.), p. 11 (topoi tês phônês), 65

p. 19 (theseis tetrachordôn), 82

Dionysius Hal.:

c. 11, p. 58 Reisk. (accent and melody), 90,115

c. 11, p. 64 Reisk. (rhythm and quantity), 115

Euclid (ed. Meib.):

Introductio, p. 19 (ten-stringed lyre), 38

p. 20 (modulation), 104

Sectio Canonis, Prop. xvii, xviii, 23

Euripides, Orest. 338-343 (musical setting), 92,130

Heraclides Ponticus ap. Athen. xiv. pp. 624-626 (modes), 9 - 11, 76

Lasus ap. Athen. xiv. p. 624 e (Aiolis harmonia), 6

Nicomachus (ed. Meib), p. 4 (speaking and singing), 115

p. 7 (heptachord scales), 76

Pausanias, iv. 27, 4 (Sacadas and Pronomus), 75

Pherecrates ap. Plut. de Mus. c. 30, 38

Pindar, Nem. iv. 45 (Lydian), 7

Plato:

Phileb. p. 17 (harmonia = System), 55

Laches, p. 188 (Dorian, Ionian, Phrygian, Lydian), 8

Repub. p. 398 (use of modes in education), 7 - 8

p. 399 (aulos—poluchordia)., 39, 41

p. 531 A (study of music), 53,123

Laws, p. 669 (instrumental music), 120

p. 812 D (harmony), 122

Plutarch:

De Musica, c. 6 (harmoniai), 25

cc. 15-17 (Platonic modes), 21 - 25,103

c. 19 (tonos, harmonia), 26

De gener. Mundi, p. 1029 c (Proslambanomenos), 39

Pollux, Onom. iv. 78 (harmoniai aulêtikai), 22, 28

Pratinas ap. Athen. xiv. p. 624 f (mête syntonon k.t.l.), 5

Ptolemy:

Harm. i. 13 (musical ratios of Archytas), 123

i. 16 (hêgemôn=highest note), 45

ibid. (scales of the cithara), 84 - 86,102,123

ibid. (Pythagorean division), 87

ii. 6 (modulation), 67

ii. 7 (pitch of scales), 80

ii. 16 (scales of the cithara), 84,102

Seikelos inscription, 89,132

Telestes ap. Athen. xiv. p. 625 f (Phrygian and Lydian), 6

Theon Smyrnaeus, c. 8 (enlargement of scale), 37

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