Fact Check - 5. Music, Temperament, and Social Concord

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Query: 5. Music, Temperament, and Social Concord

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The octave and fifth were the only “perfect consonances” recognized in the Dark Ages.

Can a music expert explain this any better for laypeople, and/or check that this makes sense?

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