Lawrence Alma-Tadema
"Harmony" how the Greeks saw and understood music as a
complete way in which ALL parts of the organism could be united.
It was supposed to contain three elements. MELOS... or melody
developed in the throat. RHYTHMOS.... or rhythm felt in the solar
plexus, and HARMONIA...which was connected to the perception
and beating of the heart.
These three elements, combining in different ways, created the six
or seven modes, which were an evocation of the "six processes" we
study. The chief instrument was the Seven stringed Lyre, the
center string representing the sun, the three above the inner
planets, and the three below the three outer ones.
Melos, rhythmos, and harmonia...realized on these seven strings
made a true image of the interaction of the "Law of Three and the
Law of Seven". This was and is the magic of music. Whether they
understand it or not, musicians are imitating cosmic laws- and
(with help) the strangest things may happen.
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