Greek Musical Writings Harmonic and Acoustic Theory

This second volume of Greek Musical Writings contains important texts on harmonic and acoustic theory, illustrating the progress of these sciences from their beginnings in the sixth century BC over the subsequent thousand years. Writers represented include Philolaus, Plato, Aristotle, Theophrastus, Aristoxenus, Ptolemy, Aristides, Archytas, and Quintilianus. All the Greek texts are newly translated by the editor.Barker, Andrew is the author of 'Greek Musical Writings Harmonic and Acoustic Theory', published 2005 under ISBN 9780521616973 and ISBN 0521616972.