quadrivium
noun
qua·driv·i·um
kwä-ˈdri-vē-əm 
: a group of studies consisting of arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy and forming the upper division of the seven liberal arts in medieval universities compare trivium
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From the codified curricula of the trivium and quadrivium to the rigors of philosophy and philosophical expression to Beethoven, Dave Brubeck, and Miles Davis to the rule of law, democracy, the city, abolitionism, and property rights, the legacy of the classical world never ceases to amaze.
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Andre M. Archie, National Review, 27 Feb. 2021
The first universities could be thought of as schools for polymaths, bringing together students and teachers dedicated to a broad education in the liberal arts (including the trivium—grammar, logic and rhetoric—and the quadrivium—geometry, astronomy, arithmetic and music).
—Robert Wilson, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2020
Herschel believed that music belonged as one of the four liberal arts of the quadrivium, alongside arithmetic, geometry and astronomy.
—New York Times, 27 June 2022
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Andre M. Archie, National Review, 27 Feb. 2021
The first universities could be thought of as schools for polymaths, bringing together students and teachers dedicated to a broad education in the liberal arts (including the trivium—grammar, logic and rhetoric—and the quadrivium—geometry, astronomy, arithmetic and music).
—Robert Wilson, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2020
Herschel believed that music belonged as one of the four liberal arts of the quadrivium, alongside arithmetic, geometry and astronomy.
—New York Times, 27 June 2022
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“Quadrivium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadrivium. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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