Aristoxenus' Enharmonic

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Degrees: 7 • Period: 1200.00 cents • Source: Murray

Enharmonic - Aristoxenus

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Ancient Greek Tuning System Author: Aristoxenus Period: Ancient Greece (c. 375-335 BCE) Genus: Enharmonic Reference: Table 2, murray_text_02_greek.md Divided the tetrachord into 30 parts. This tuning shows Ptolemy's interpretation of Aristoxenus' system using string lengths. Octave span: E to E Tetrachord structure: Two tetrachords with disjunctive tone B-A

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Degrees (now extended to 2 octaves)

#	Raw	Type	Cents
2	44.000	cents	44.00
3	89.000	cents	89.00
4	498.000	cents	498.00
5	702.000	cents	702.00
6	746.000	cents	746.00
7	791.000	cents	791.00
8	1,200.000	cents	1200.00
8		2nd octave	1244.00
9		2nd octave	1289.00
10		2nd octave	1698.00
11		2nd octave	1902.00
12		2nd octave	1946.00
13		2nd octave	1991.00
14		2nd octave	2400.00