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parhypate
‖ parhypate (pɑːˈhɪpətiː) Also 8 parypate. [a. Gr. παρυπάτη (sc. χορδή), f. παρ(α- beside + ὕπατος uppermost.] In ancient Greek music, The name of the lowest note but one in either of the lowest two tetrachords.1603 Holland Plutarch Explan. Wds., Parhypate hypatón,..Subprincipall of principals. A st...
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Tetrachord
Whatever the tuning of the tetrachord, its four degrees are named, in ascending order, hypate, parhypate, lichanos (or hypermese), and mese and, for the The hypate and mese, and the paramese and nete are fixed, and a perfect fourth apart, while the position of the parhypate and lichanos, or trite and paranete
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The notes of the central tetrachord of the system in ascending order are hypate, parhypate, lichanos (or hypermese), and mese. – trite (movable)
hypate (1:1) – paramese (3:2) (standing)
Although movable, the lichanos must remain above the parhypate, and the paranete above the
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subprincipal
▪ I. ˈsubˌprincipal, n. † 1. Mus. [med.L. subprincipālis, used to render Gr. παρυπάτη (sc. χορδή string): see sub- 13.] = parhypate. Obs.1603 Holland Plutarch's Mor. Explan. Wds., Parhypate hypatón,..Subprincipall of principals... C, fa, ut. Parhypate Mesón,..Subprincipall of meanes:..F, fa, ut. 2. ...
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Musical system of ancient Greece
In contrast to Archytas who distinguished his "genera" only by moving the lichanoi, Aristoxenus varied both lichanoi and parhypate in considerable ranges The octave species in the Aristoxenian tradition were:
Mixolydian: hypate hypaton–paramese (b–b′)
Lydian: parhypate hypaton–trite diezeugmenon (c′–c
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