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A critical edition of Elementa Rhythmica of Aristoxenus, a contemporary of Aristotle, with English translation and commentary. This study covers rhythm and harmonic theory from the surviving fragments of Aristoxenus' text and other sources, and then applies it to actual texts of Greek poetry.

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Part 1 Introduction: the evidence; the Greek theory of rhythm - Aristoxenus and others. Part 2 Texts and translations: Aristoxenus, "Elementa Rhythmica", Book II; Michael Psellus, "Introduction to the Study of Rhythm"; "Fragmenta Neapolitana"; Aristoxenus, "On the Primary Chronos" (fragment); P. Oxy. XXXIV 2687. Part 3: commentary.

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/8/1990 12:02:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780198140511, 978-0198140511
      ISBN10: 0198140517
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      Book Synopsis
      A critical edition of Elementa Rhythmica of Aristoxenus, a contemporary of Aristotle, with English translation and commentary. This study covers rhythm and harmonic theory from the surviving fragments of Aristoxenus' text and other sources, and then applies it to actual texts of Greek poetry.

      Table of Contents
      Part 1 Introduction: the evidence; the Greek theory of rhythm - Aristoxenus and others. Part 2 Texts and translations: Aristoxenus, "Elementa Rhythmica", Book II; Michael Psellus, "Introduction to the Study of Rhythm"; "Fragmenta Neapolitana"; Aristoxenus, "On the Primary Chronos" (fragment); P. Oxy. XXXIV 2687. Part 3: commentary.

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