Guido d'Arezzo
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His attempt to reconstruct the musical scale was afterwards overshadowed by the system invented by Guido d'Arezzo, and it is therefore unnecessary to describe it in detail.
From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
To Guido d'Arezzo is ascribed its development up to some semblance of our present system, although the claim has often been denied.
From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
Guido d'Arezzo, the famous sight-reading music teacher of the eleventh century, advised his pupils to "exercise the hand in the use of the monochord," showing his knowledge of the keyboard.
From For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music by Moore, Aubertine Woodward
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