Octave species

Japanese: オクターブ種 - おくたーぶしゅ
Octave species

...When these tetrachords are stacked together, a perfect tone system is formed (Figure 2), but the Greek scale is explained as an octave cut from the perfect tone system, and is divided into seven scales named after different ethnic groups (Figure 3). Such octave scales were called octave species or harmonia (plural: harmoniai). There are very few extant Greek musical scores, only a dozen or so pieces. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "octave species" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このテトラコルドが積み重ねられると完全音組織ができるが(図2),ギリシアの音階は完全音組織から各1オクターブを切り取った形で説明され,各民族の名を取って七つに区別される(図3)。このようなオクターブの音階はオクターブ種とかハルモニア(複数はハルモニアイ)とよばれていた。 ギリシアの楽譜については,現存するものはきわめて少なく,わずか十数曲にすぎない。…

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