How music and mathematics relate

CD Audiobook

How music and mathematics relate / David Kung.

Kung, David T., (author,, lecturer.). Teaching Company, (publisher.).

Summary:

"Understanding the connections between music and mathematics helps you appreciate both, even if you have no special ability in either field--from knowing the mathematics behind tuning an instrument to understanding the features that define your favorite pieces. By exploring the mathematics of music, you also learn why non-Western music sounds so different, gain insight into the technology of modern sound reproduction, and start to hear the world around you in exciting new ways"--Website.

Record details

ISBN: 9781598039740
ISBN: 1598039741
Physical Description: 12 audio discs (558 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 112 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Publisher: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, [2013]
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:: Compact disc.

In two containers.

Twelve lectures (approximately 45 minutes each) on 12 sound discs.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Course guidebook Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: Disc 1. Overtones : symphony in a single note ; Disc 2. Timbre : why each instrument sounds different ; Disc 3. Pitch and auditory illusions ; Disc 4. How scales are constructed -- Disc 5. How scale tunings and composition coevolved ; Disc 6. Dissonance and piano tuning ; Disc 7. Rhythm : from numbers to patterns ; Disc 8. Transformations and symmetry -- Disc 9. Self-reference from Bach to Gödel ; Disc 10. Composing with math : classical to avant-garde ; Disc 11. The digital delivery of music ; Disc 12. Math, music, and the mind.
Participant or Performer Note:: Lecturer: David Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland.