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Mathematics of music and art / Arturo Portnoy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Portnoy, Arturo, author.
- Series:
- Synthesis lectures on mathematics and statistics
- Synthesis lectures on mathematics & statistics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music theory--Mathematics.
- Music theory.
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
- Music.
- Arts--Philosophy.
- Arts.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 129 pages) : illustrations (some color.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, [2023]
- Contents:
- Preliminaries
- The pigeonhole principle
- Continued fractions
- Pythagoras and music
- Temperaments of the scale
- Patterns in music
- Analysis and synthesis of music
- Beats, resonance, and tuning
- Digital music and information
- Last thoughts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9783031344404 (electronic bk.)
- 3031344405 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99994936833
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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