« Vitr. 5.3 | Vitr. 5.4 | Vitr. 5.5 | About This Work »
4Harmonics is an obscure and difficult branch of musical science, especially for those who do not know Greek. If we desire to treat of it, we must use Greek words, because some of them have no Latin equivalents. Hence, I will explain it as clearly as I can from the writings of Aristoxenus, append his scheme, and define the boundaries of the notes, so that with somewhat careful attention anybody may be able to understand it pretty easily.
« Vitr. 5.3 | Vitr. 5.4 | Vitr. 5.5 | About This Work »