Mathematics and Music: Composition, Perception, and Performance

by Gary W Don, James S. Walker, Gary Don

Book Overview

At first glance, mathematics and music seem to be from separate worlds--one from science, one from art. But in fact, the connections between the two go back thousands of years, such as Pythagoras's ideas about how to quantify changes of pitch for musical tones (musical intervals). Mathematics and Music: Composition, Perception, and Performance explores the many links between mathematics and different genres of music, deepening...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439867097
• ISBN13: 9781439867099
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"