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How Music and Mathematics Relate

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Gain new perspective on two of the greatest achievements of human culture-music and math-and the unexpected and fascinating connections that bind the two together.

Topics Covered:

  • By This Professor
  • 01: Overtones-Symphony in a Single Note
  • 02: Timbre-Why Each Instrument Sounds Different
  • 03: Pitch and Auditory Illusions
  • 04: How Scales Are Constructed
  • 05: How Scale Tunings and Composition Coevolved
  • 06: Dissonance and Piano Tuning
  • 07: Rhythm-From Numbers to Patterns
  • 08: Transformations and Symmetry
  • 09: Self-Reference from Bach to Godel
  • 10: Composing with Math-Classical to Avant-Garde
  • 11: The Digital Delivery of Music

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How Music and Mathematics Relate

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Gain new perspective on two of the greatest achievements of human culture-music and math-and the unexpected and fascinating connections that bind the two together.

Topics Covered:
  • By This Professor
  • 01: Overtones-Symphony in a Single Note
  • 02: Timbre-Why Each Instrument Sounds Different
  • 03: Pitch and Auditory Illusions
  • 04: How Scales Are Constructed
  • 05: How Scale Tunings and Composition Coevolved
  • 06: Dissonance and Piano Tuning
  • 07: Rhythm-From Numbers to Patterns
  • 08: Transformations and Symmetry
  • 09: Self-Reference from Bach to Godel
  • 10: Composing with Math-Classical to Avant-Garde
  • 11: The Digital Delivery of Music

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