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When did written musical notation first come into use?
 
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In his five textbooks on music theory, a Greek named Boethius (c.A.D. 470–A.D. 525) applied the first 15 letters of the alphabet to the notes in use at the end of the Roman period. This was the first example of written musical notation being used.

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