Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Aristoxenus

ARISTOXENUS (ar-is-tox'ē-nus), an ancient Greek musician and philosopher of Tarentum, born about b. c. 324. He studied music under his father Mnesias, and philosophy under Aristotle, whose successor he aspired to be. He endeavored to apply his musical knowledge to philosophy, and especially to the science of mind. We have a work on the "Elements of Harmony" by him.