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Mathematics and music

Author: David Wright
Publisher: Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, ©2009.
Series: Mathematical world, v. 28.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book is an investigation of the interrelationships between mathematics and music, reviewing the needed background concepts in each subject as they are encountered.--[book cover]
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David Wright
ISBN: 9780821848739 0821848739
OCLC Number: 318191268
Description: xiv, 161 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: Basic mathematical and musical concepts --
Horizontal structure --
Harmony and related numerology --
Ratios and musical intervals --
Logarithms and musical intervals --
Chromatic scales --
Octave identification and modular arithmetic --
Algebraic properties of the integers --
The integers as intervals --
Timbre and periodic functions --
The rational numbers as musical intervals --
Tuning the scale to obtain rational intervals.
Series Title: Mathematical world, v. 28.
Responsibility: David Wright.
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Abstract:

This book is an investigation of the interrelationships between mathematics and music, reviewing the needed background concepts in each subject as they are encountered.--[book cover]

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