Description: Further DetailsTitle: Music by the NumbersCondition: NewEAN: 9780691176901ISBN: 9780691176901Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/01/2018Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmAuthor: Eli MaorLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: From Pythagoras to SchoenbergISBN-10: 0691176906Description: How music has influenced mathematics, physics, and astronomy from ancient Greece to the twentieth centuryMusic is filled with mathematical elements, the works of Bach are often said to possess a math-like logic, and Igor Stravinsky said "musical form is close to mathematics," while Arnold Schoenberg, Iannis Xenakis, and Karlheinz Stockhausen went further, writing music explicitly based on mathematical principles. Yet Eli Maor argues that music has influenced math at least as much as math has influenced music. Starting with Pythagoras, proceeding through the work of Schoenberg, and ending with contemporary string theory, Music by the Numbers tells a fascinating story of composers, scientists, inventors, and eccentrics who played a role in the age-old relationship between music, mathematics, and the sciences, especially physics and astronomy.Music by the Numbers explores key moments in this history, particularly how problems originating in music have inspired mathematicians for centuries. Perhaps the most famous of these problems is the vibrating string, which pitted some of the greatest mathematicians of the eighteenth century against each other in a debate that lasted more than fifty years and that eventually led to the development of post-calculus mathematics. Other highlights in the book include a comparison between meter in music and metric in geometry, complete with examples of rhythmic patterns from Bach to Stravinsky, and an exploration of a suggestive twentieth-century development: the nearly simultaneous emergence of Einstein's theory of relativity and Schoenberg's twelve-tone system.Weaving these compelling historical episodes with Maor's personal reflections as a mathematician and lover of classical music, Music by the Numbers will delight anyone who loves mathematics and music.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Music by the Numbers
Title: Music by the Numbers
EAN: 9780691176901
ISBN: 9780691176901
Release Date: 05/01/2018
Release Year: 2018
Subtitle: From Pythagoras to Schoenberg
ISBN-10: 0691176906
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Music by the Numbers : from Pythagoras to Schoenberg
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: History & Philosophy, General, History, Acoustics & Sound
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Mathematics, Music, Science
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Eli Maor
Item Width: 7.6 in
Format: Hardcover
