He added three new strings to the cithara, which had consisted only of four, and this heptachord was employed by Pindar, and remained long in high repute; he was also the first who marked the different tones in music. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities] Reference
And the grand Doric heptachord of heaven. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes] Reference
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