Mathematics and music : a Diderot Mathematical Forum /

"In Western Civilization Mathematics and Music have a long and interesting history in common, with several interactions, traditionally associated with the name of Pythagoras but also with a significant number of other mathematicians, like Leibniz, for instance. Mathematical models can be found...

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Corporate Authors: Diderot Mathematical Forum Lisbon, Portugal, etc., European Mathematical Society
Other Authors: Assayag, Gérard, Feichtinger, Hans G., 1951-, Rodrigues, José-Francisco
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2002]
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Online Access:Table of contents
Full text available from Springer Nature Book Archives Millennium (2000-2004)
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Summary:"In Western Civilization Mathematics and Music have a long and interesting history in common, with several interactions, traditionally associated with the name of Pythagoras but also with a significant number of other mathematicians, like Leibniz, for instance. Mathematical models can be found for almost all levels of musical activities from composition to sound production by traditional instruments or by digital means. Modern music theory has been incorporating more and more mathematical content during the last decades. This book offers a journey into recent work relating music and mathematics. It contains a large variety of articles, covering the historical aspects, the influence of logic and mathematical thought in composition, perception and understanding of music and the computational aspects of musical sound processing. The authors illustrate the rich and deep interactions that exist between Mathematics and Music."--Publisher's description.
Item Description:"Under the auspices of the European Mathematical Society the Fourth Diderot Mathematical Forum took place simultaneously in Lisbon, Paris, and Vienna, in 3-4 December 1999"--Page [V].
Physical Description:xviii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:3540437274
9783540437277