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From Ancient Greek times, music has been seen as a mathematical art, and the relationship between mathematics and music has fascinated generations. This collection of wide ranging, comprehensive and fully-illustrated papers, authored by leading scholars, presents the link between these two subjects in a lucid manner that is suitable for students of both subjects, as well as the general reader with an interest in music. Physical, theoretical, physiological, acoustic, compositional, and analytical relationships between mathematics and music are unfolded and explored with focus on tuning and temperament, the mathematics of sound, bell-ringing and modern compositional techniques.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #84002 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Ehrhard Behrends, The Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol 28, 3
"An attractive volume that covers almost al of the important aspects of the interplay between mathematics and music."

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An attractive volume that covers almost al of the important aspects of the interplay between mathematics and music. (Ehrhard Behrends, The Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol 28, 3 )

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I have long been a fan of Raymond Flood's work and had been anticipating this new volume for some time. What a relief to see his writing is still as astute, insightful and witty as ever. I would heartily recommend this volume to anyone fascinated by the complex relationship between mathematics and music.