MUSIC OF THE GREEKS (_Concluded_).
=The Greek Octave System=.—So far, everything is clear enough; but the
next step is not quite so sure. The Greeks spoke of the Dorian Octave,
the Phrygian Octave, and so on; and the word Octave, used in this way,
has been thought to be synonymous with Scale, which is doubtful, for
the following reasons:
The standard instrument of the Greeks was the octave lyre. The lowest
and highest strings were tuned respectively A, fifth line bass staff,
and A, second space, treble.
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