Raoul Gregory Vitale

Raoul Gregory Vitale
Raoul Gregory Vitale giving lecture in Tishreen University
Born(1928-02-12)12 February 1928
Latakia – Syria
Died(2003-09-29)29 September 2003
CitizenshipBritish, Syrian
Known for
  • Determination of Babylonian musical scales
  • Interpretation of Hurrian Hymn-6
Scientific career
FieldsMusicology, Ancient history

Raoul Gregory Vitale (12 February 1928 – 29 September 2003) was a Syrian musicologist who introduced the total description of the ancient Babylonian musical scales used in Music of Mesopotamia and Near East, and also a complete interpretation of the musical notation of the Hurrian Hymn 6 discovered in Ugarit which is considered to be the first known complete musical notation.

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