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Abstract

This special issue of MusikTheorie features the proceedings of a round-table discussion held at Universität Leipzig in June 2007. The title of this discussion was Ancient Greek Musical Knowledge in the Disciplines of Today. In the light of recent research on the anthropology of sound, on the archaeology of time-indexed media, and on the history of music as a knowledge form that all draw an ancient theory and practice in one form or another, fresh crossdisciplinary alliances were tested that reflect on the interplay of technology and epistemology captured in the Greek term 〉mousiké〈. The round-table suggested a set of strategies capable of bridging a gulf apparently unfolding between traditional music theory and philology on one hand and advanced cultural, sound and media studies as well as the history of scientific mentalities on the other. Essays argue that music continues to serve as an important paradigm of science as such and that historic epistemologies are helpful in identifying this paradigmatic power. Please consult the English summaries attached to each article for further information.