quadrivium
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Herschel believed that music belonged as one of the four liberal arts of the quadrivium, alongside arithmetic, geometry and astronomy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
This Pythagorean view re-emerged in medieval universities, where scholars studied the quadrivium, which divided the science of mathematics into four parts: geometry and arithmetic, astronomy and music.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2010
The three arts of the trivium relate to the mind, and the four of the quadrivium to matter.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
But to many this appears too much like a reversion to the viewpoint of the mediæval convent schools which classed music in the quadrivium along with arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy.
From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper
Likewise, some work on Astronomy, which was one of the quadrivium subjects.
From Practical Essays by Alexander Bain
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