AW.: Aristoxenus and 12-ET

In einer Nachricht vom 11/17/99 10:19:24 PM (MEZ) Mitteleurop�ische
Zeitschreibt monz@juno.com:

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What is pretty clear is that Aristoxenus didn't really mean
to provide an accurate numerical measurement of any kind
for his musical intervals, but rather sought to describe
ranges of relative aural perception into which intervals
could be categorized. >>

This is a very old discussion point on the list. Paul Erlich was in the camp
that read Aristoxenus as an equal-temperer, while I read him as one of the
first cognitive scientists, with his units being conceptual units with
absolute measure, akin to Indian srutis, which were also later reinterpreted
as having exact sizes (Partch tries to make fun of this on pp. 372-3 of
_Genesis_).