Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study finds | University of CambridgePythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study finds The tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate our appreciation of harmony, new research shows. The findings challenge centuries of Western music theory and encourage greater experimentation with instruments from different cultures. According to the Ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras, ‘consonance’
