---
name: Aristoxenus of Tarentum
name_greek: Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος
eul_aid: hhg
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/aristoxenus-of-tarentum-hhg"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
works_count: 6
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Aristoxenus of Tarentum

*Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος*

**eul_aid:** `hhg` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/aristoxenus-of-tarentum-hhg)

Aristoxenus, 4th century BCE Greek philosopher and music theorist. Works on harmonics and rhythm. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Elements of Rhythm (Extended)](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristoxenus-tarentum-rhythm-hhg-ab) — *Στοιχεῖα Ῥυθμικὰ* · `hhg-ab`
- [Elements of Rhythm (Short)](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristoxenus-tarentum-rhythm-hhg-aa) — *Στοιχεῖα Ῥυθμικὰ* · `hhg-aa`
- [Fragments on Poetic Meter](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristoxenus-tarentum-poetic-meter-hhg-af) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Μέτρου Ποιητικοῦ* · `hhg-af`
- [Fragments on Pythagoras's Life](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristoxenus-tarentum-pythagoras-life-hhg-ae) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ τοῦ Πυθαγόρου Βίου* · `hhg-ae`
- [Harmonic Elements](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristoxenus-tarentum-harmonic-elements-hhg-ac) — *Ἁρμονικὰ στοιχεῖα* · `hhg-ac`
- [Paris Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristoxenus-tarentum-paris-fragments-hhg-ad) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Παρισινά* · `hhg-ad`

## License and provenance

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