1. Definition and subject
Until the early 18th century, music was counted as one of the mathematical sciences within the artes liberales. It follows that, unlike the modern term music, the medieval and early modern concept of musica did not denote an “organized acoustic design” [3. 15–17], but a form of reflection. The musicus, a learned theoretician, was distinct from the active, practical cantor (Musician). At the sam…