Pythagoras introduces the theory of musical fifths…
621 BCE to 478 BCE
Pythagoras introduces the theory of musical fifths into the Greek world, basing a system of tuning on the fact that a string stopped at two-thirds of its length sounds a fifth higher than its full length.
The Greeks develop modes—the basis for tunes—with specific moods, naming some of them after such tribes as the Dorians and the Lydians.