Description
Book SynopsisThe concept of «musica mathematica» seeks to accurately examine the intersection of two seemingly radically different subject areas. From the perspective of a European perception, the definition of the science of music was a result of the Pythagorean concept of universal harmony. The Pythagoreans were the first in European culture to raise the issue of uniting music and mathematics, sound and number.
In the three parts of the monograph, versatile cases of the intersection of music and mathematics are displayed, moving from philosophical and aesthetic considerations about mathesis to practical studies, discussing the interaction between music and other kinds of art (architecture, painting, poetry and literature), and providing a practical research of contemporary music compositions.
Table of ContentsA retrospective of the traditions of «musica mathematica», the renewal and innovations of mathematical techniques in 20th and 21st century music – The Pythagorean constructivism of universal music and its spread in the worldview of later periods – The semantic interpretation of the interaction between music and mathematics in mystic Middle Ages and the sacral Baroque – Constructive interaction between music and other arts
