Musical Styles and Composers by Era

Anicius Boethius (c. 480 - c. 524)

Boethius, a mathematician and philosopher,  wrote De institutione musica (Principles of music) which held prominence as the most authoritative source on music until the Middle Ages.  Boethius, a mathematician and philosopher,  wrote De institutione musica (Principles of music) which held prominence as the most authoritative source on music until the Middle Ages.  Boethius believed that music, classified as a mathematical art, was related to both ethical action and pure reason.





 

Sources

Bower, Calvin. "Boethius." Grove Music Online. 2001; Accessed 18 Feb. 2020. https://www-oxfordmusiconline-com.ezproxy.csbsju.edu/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000003386.

Stolba, K. Marie. The Development of Western Music : A History. Dubuque, IA: W.C. Brown, 1998.
 

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