harmonia

(Greek; plural: "harmoniai")

Equivalent to mode or scale in the earliest theoretical writings. The initial concept of harmonia was probably analogous to that of the Indian ragas or Islamic maqamat and included stylistic implications as well as gamuts.

see also Schlesinger Harmoniai



[from John Chalmers, Divisions of the Tetrachord]

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