Vossius, Gerhard Johann

GERHARD JOHANN VOSSIUSVOSSIUS, GERHARD JOHANNGERHARD JOHANN VOSSIUS [* 1577-† 1649] Music's appeal as a subject for humanistic inquiry is seen in several works by the Netherlander Gerhard Johann Vossius. Writing well into the seventeenth century, Vossius adhered to time-honored doctrines stemming from Boethius rather than examining contemporary musical procedures. In fact, the practices of the Greeks and Romans, early Christian and Jewish music, and mythic references to music were among his…