2. Noun. Melodic motion upward or downward by successive scale-steps: same as ductus in medieval music ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agoge
1. tempo in old Greek music [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agoge
Literary usage of Agoge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler, A. M. (Alistair Matheson) Duncan, Eric J. Aiton, Judith Veronica Field (1997)
"On agoge Galilei makes this special point,171 that there are two different kinds of
... The force of a leap is also great, as it is like a potential agoge; ..."
2. Aristoxenoy Armonika Stoicheia: The Harmonics of Aristoxenus by Aristoxenus, Henry Stewart Macran (1868)
"... ist also der agoge in sofern entgegengesetzt, als sie nicht in den auf einander
folgenden Intervallen fortschreitet, sondern sprungweise geht, aber so, ..."
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