Aristoxenus
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Aristoxenus was a 4th-century BCE Greek Peripatetic philosopher and music theorist known for his influential work on musical scales, rhythm, and harmony.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Peripatetic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ music theorist ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBirth | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| described |
chromatic genus of the scale
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diatonic genus of the scale ⓘ enharmonic genus of the scale ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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harmonics ⓘ music theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rhythmics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
ancient Greek music theory
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later Western music theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Pythagorean music theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of continuous pitch space
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empirical approach to music ⓘ theory of harmony ⓘ theory of musical scales ⓘ theory of rhythm ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Aristoxenus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elements of Harmony
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Elements of Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmonics NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhythmics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | using the ear as judge of musical intervals ⓘ |
| occupation |
music theorist
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philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposedTo | strictly mathematical Pythagorean tuning ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Magna Graecia
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Tarentum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Aristotle
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Xenophilus of Chalcis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingWorks |
Harmonics (partially preserved)
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Rhythmics (fragments) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPreservationStatus | partially extant ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harmonics (Ptolemy)