hypaton

The name of the lowest-pitched tetrachord in ancient Greek music-theory. It forms the lowest tetrachord in both the Greater and Lesser Pefect Systems.

see also:

my Tutorial on ancient Greek tetrachord-theory
meson
diezeugmenon
synemmenon
hyperbolaion

[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]

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