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This document summarizes an article from 1945 about the teaching of music (ars musica) in the medieval period. It discusses how music was considered one of the liberal arts and was taught through both a philosophical approach focusing on theory, criticism and nature of music, as well as a practical approach focusing on performance, composition and technical skills. It contrasts the writings of university scholars who took a broad philosophical perspective influenced by thinkers like Isidore and Al-Farabi, v

Author

Alfredo Rezende

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EN