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Preferred term

Monochords  

Definition

  • Ancient, single-string instruments first mentioned in Greece, 5th c. B.C., and said to have been invented by Pythagoras; used mainly for teaching, tuning and experimentation

Broader concept

Notation

  • 112659

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-H1R0WDTK-4

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