ABSTRACT
That music was an important part of Greek life is undeniable. There is ample evidence, both literary and archaeological, which has come through to us from antiquity demonstrating the pervasiveness of practical music making. Similarly, there survives considerable philosophical discussion by the Greeks about what music meant to them, relating not only to the definition of its ideal role in society but also to the definition of music's essential elements and how they are organised. 1 The theoretical discussion of music naturally occurred in the context of other Greek philosophical enquiry and was influenced by it.
