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Musical Developments in the School of Aristotle
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2020
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At the end of his life, Socrates reported a command which he had received in a dream. This is, of course, the Platonic Socrates; the Socrates of Xenophon would never have had anything to do with so trifling a pursuit as musical composition. According to Plato, he was told, ‘Compose musical settings of poetry; make this your regular practice’ (Phaedo 60e6–7: , mousikēn poiei kai ergadzou).
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