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History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology

Kennesaw State University

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

2016

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Marsilio Ficino's Music Theory, Eoin A. Trimble Nov 2016

Marsilio Ficino's Music Theory, Eoin A. Trimble

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

This paper explores the musical theory of Marsilio Ficino, a 15th century Italian philosopher. Examining his own work and those works which inspired him this paper attempts to explain his theory and understand its place in the world today. Looking at modern examples of the Renaissance philosopher's ideas shows that he may not have been too far from discovering the truth.

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