The mathematics of musical composition.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hart, Sarah
- Source
- Mathematics Teaching; Dec2020, Issue 274, p41-43, 3p
- Subject
- Musical composition
Mathematics
Magic squares
Fractals
Number theory
- Language
- ISSN
- 00255785
The article offers insight to a lecture given by the author on the mathematics of musical composition. It provides ideas of transformations such as translations, inversions and retrogression and the use of tone rows in composition. It also explore the conscious use of mathematical forms such as sets and groups, magic squares and even fractals in musical composition.