Guido of Arezzo
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Guido of Arezzo was an Italian music theorist and pedagogue of High medieval music. A monk from the Order of Saint Benedict, he is regarded as the inventor—or by some, developer—of the modern staff no
Guido depicted in a medieval manuscript
Guido (left) showing Tedald the monochord, depicted in an 11th-century medieval manuscript
Guido Aretino Florence
Guido Monaco, statue
Micrologus
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The Micrologus is a treatise on Medieval music written by Guido of Arezzo, dating to approximately 1026. It was dedicated to Tedald, Bishop of Arezzo. This treatise outlines singing and teaching pract
Guido of Arezzo
…Western musical notation and practice. Perhaps the most significant European writer on music between Boethius and Johannes Tinctoris, Guido wrote the Micrologus, the most widely distributed medieval treatise on music, after Boethius's De institutione musica. Biographical information on Guido is only available…
Micrologus by Guido of Arezzo excerpt from a 12th-century manuscript.