Greek music references

Ben: Welcome to the List!

Schlesinger's theory is unlikely to have been true for Greek music
at any date, but her scales are fascinating in their own right.
Her theory suffers from questionable historical evidence, internal
inconsistencies, and an insufficient appreciation of playing techniques
and the vagaries of wind instruments. Her arguments re notation seem
circular to me. The material she presents on non-western music is
interesting and may be correct, at least in part, but is of questionable
relevance. However, as I stated above, her scales are of considerable
interest.

I have found the two books listed below to be the best available:

Ancient Greek Music. M. L. West. Clarendon Press, Oxford,
1992, xiii, 410 pp., illus. ISBN 0-19-814897-6.

Greek Musical Writings. Volume II, Harmonic and Acoustic Theory.
Andrew Barker. Cambridge University Press, 1989, viii, 581 pp.,
ISBN 0-521-30220-X

Though old, this slim volume is a good description of Greek modality.

Winnington-Ingram, R.P. 1936. Mode in Ancient Greek Music, reprinted
1968. Adolf M. Hakkert. Amsterdam.

Manuel Op de Coul's biblio:

During, I. Die Harmonielehre des Klaudios Ptolemaios, Go"teborg 1930
(Go"teborgs Ho"gskolas A*rsskrift 36).
During, I. Porphyrius, Kommentar zur Harmonielehre des Ptolemaios.
Goteborg 1932, reprint Hildesheim 1978 (Go"teborgs Ho"gskolas
A*rsskrift 38).
During, I. Ptolemaios und Porphyrios ueber die Musik, Goteborg 1934
(Go"teborgs Ho"gskolas A*rsskrift 40). Translation plus Porphyrios'
comments.
Levin, F. Ple^ge^ and tasis in the Harmonika of Klaudios Ptolemaios.
In Hermes 108 (1980), p.205
Richter, L. Claudius Ptolemy. In NG 15 (1980), p.427
Waerden, B.L. van der, Die Harmonielehre der Pythagoreer. In Hermes 78
(1943), p.163

Jan, G. von, Musici scriptores Graeci, Leipzig 1895, reprint
Hildesheim 1962, p. 235. Greek edition also of Excerpta ex Nicomacho.
Ruelle, Ch. Nicomaque de Ge'rase, Manuel d'harmonique, Paris 1881.
French edition.

Bower, C. Boethius and Nicomachus: An essay concerning the sources of
De institutione musica. In Vivarium 16 (1978), p.1
Chailley, J. l'Hexatonique grec d'apres Nicomaque. In Revue des etudes
grecques 69 (1956), p.73
Levin, F.R. The harmonics of Nicomachus and the Pythagorean tradition,
Pennsylvania 1975.

Be'lis, A. Les 'Nuances' dans le traite d'harmonique d'Aristoxene de
Tarente. In Revue des etudes grecques 95 (1982), p.54
Cazden, N. Pythagoras and Aristoxenos reconciled. In JAMS 11 (1958),
p.97
Mathiesen, T. A bibliography of sources for the study of Ancient Greek
music. Hackensack 1973 (Music indexes and bibliographies 10).
Richter, L. Die Aufgaben der Musiklehre nach Aristoxenos uns Klaudios
Ptolemaios. In AfM 15 (1958), p.209
Rios, R. da, Aristoxeni Elementa harmonica. Rome 1954.
Westphal, R. Aristoxenos von Tarent. Melik und Rhytmik des classischen
Hellenthums. 2 vols. Leipzig 1883-1893, reprint Hildesheim 1965.

other translations of Boethius' institutione:
Paul, Oscar, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius. Leipzig 1872, reprint
Hildesheim, 1985.
Bower, Calvin, The principals of music, an introduction, translation
and commentary. dissertation Ann Arbor, 1967.

translation of Quintilianus:
Mathiesen, T.J. Aristides Quintilianus on music in three books, Yale
1983
Scha"fke, R. ed. Aristeides Quintilianus. Harmonik. Tutzing 1976.
Greek edition.


See also the general tuning bibliography in the ftp site at
ella.mills.edu. The recently revised file is bib.html and represents
the work of Brian Mclaren, Manuel, and Franck Jedrzejewski.

Modesty aside, for a contemporary, as opposed to historical and
antiquarian, treatment of tetrachordal scales, see my book, "Divisions
of the Tetrachord," available from Frog Peak Music.


--John


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