Text: Implies the last - but also the first, or highest. Tetrachord of the hypates: the lowest of the tetrachords or the perfect system. The hypate of the bypates was the lowest string of the tetrachord of the hypates; it was higher by one tone than the proslambanomenos. The hypate of the meses was the lowest of the tetrachord of the meses and also served as the highest of the tetrachord of the hypates.

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