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Question Nr. 12

Posted on 12 August 2019 by David Whitwell

An aulos player who saw some fish in the sea played his instrument in the hope that they would come ashore ...

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Question Nr. 11

Posted on 12 August 2019 by David Whitwell

Plutarch: The Odeum, or concert hall, which in its interior was full of seats and ranges of pillars, and outside had its roof made to slope and descend from one...

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Question Nr. 13

Posted on 23 August 2019 by David Whitwell

Xenophon of Athens (c. 434–355 BC) wrote that the best choirs were characterized by a high degree of discipline, long periods of training and expert conductors.

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Question Nr. 14

Posted on 23 August 2019 by David Whitwell

Gorgias (c. 425 BC) wrote: How can language even express what we perceive through our senses?

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Question Nr. 15

Posted on 26 August 2019 by David Whitwell

Thales (640-546 BC) famously observed, "A lack of culture is a serious thing." Would he be uncomfortable today in America?

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Question Nr. 16

Posted on 28 August 2019 by David Whitwell

Heraclitus (c. 513 BC) was one of the first philosophers to question the consideration given by musicians to their audience.

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Question Nr. 17

Posted on 30 August 2019 by David Whitwell

Pythagoras (580-500 BC) has been judged by Walther Kirchner (1960) as "one of the most outstanding mathematicians of all times," but by Heraclitus (c. 500 BC) a...

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Question Nr. 18

Posted on 2 September 2019 by David Whitwell

Porphyry recalled that Pythagoras (580–500 BC) allowed no one to become a friend or associate without first being examined in facial expression and disposition.

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Question Nr. 19

Posted on 4 September 2019 by David Whitwell

Pythagoras (580–500 BC) as a teacher is still remembered for a number of symbolic utterances. One was "Abstain from beans."

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Question Nr. 20

Posted on 6 September 2019 by David Whitwell

Every musician knows that the purpose of music is to communicate feelings to the listener. But this is first communicated in the choice of repertoire.

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