EAN: 9780691202969

MUSIC BY THE NUMBERS - ELI MAOR KARTONIERT (TB)

Music is filled with mathematical elements. The works of Bach are often said to possess a
math-like logic  and Arnold Schoenberg  Iannis Xenakis  and Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote music
explicitly based on mathematical principles. Yet Eli Maor argues that it is music that has had
the greater influence on mathematics  not the other way around. Starting with Pythagoras 
proceeding through Schoenberg  and bringing the story up to the present with contemporary
string theory  Music by the Numbers tells a fascinating story of composers  scientists 
inventors  and eccentrics who have played a role in the age-old relationship between music 
mathematics  and the physical sciences. Weaving compelling stories of historical episodes with
Maor's personal reflections as a mathematician and lover of classical music  this book will
delight anyone who loves math and music.

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