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Maths and Music
Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the connections between the creative art of music and the steely logic of maths
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The Essay
Schoenberg's rectangles, Xenakis' cubes, Messiaen's Mongean shuffle and the music in maths
Nov 2007
EPISODE
The Essay
The rhythmic complexities in Steve Reich, Ghanaian Ewe music and a 1000-year-long piece.
Oct 2007
EPISODE
The Essay
Pythagoras' theories about the harmonious world, and why many cultures use a 12-note scale
Oct 2007
EPISODE
The Essay
Exposing the symmetry in Bach's Goldberg Variations and the maths behind bell-ringing.
Oct 2007