Motif
harmonic order expressed through number, music, and geometry
harmonic_order_expressed_through_number_music_and_geometry
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4961-5048 confidence: medium
The passage defines perfect or cyclical numbers, gives 6 as the first, and explains terms, intervals, bases, ratios, and harmonies across music, number, and figure.
The passage repeatedly relates numerical ratios, musical intervals, square and oblong figures, and harmonies in its explanation of the Platonic number.
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