The Edition of Marcus Meibom’s Aristoxeni Harmonicorum Elementorum Libri Tres and its Contribution to the Knowledge of Ancient Greek Music Theory in the 17th Century

In Antiquae musicae auctores septem graece et latine (Meibom 1652), Marcus Meibom edited, translated and annotated the most important treatises on ancient Greek music theory, including the pioneeristic work of Aristoxenus of Tarentum, the author traditionally regarded as the major musical authority of antiquity: the Elementa Harmonica. This paper seeks to assess the value of Meibom’s contribution to the understanding and the reevaluation, in modern times, of this ancient Greek theorist.