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Fractal Geometry in cello suites of J. S. Bach (2024)

Beatriz Montes Martín
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The relationship between music and mathematics is profound, as both disciplines share underlying principles. Musical harmony, rhythm, and structure often involve mathematical patterns and ratios. From the precise intervals in a melody to the rhythmic divisions in a composition, mathematics plays a fundamental role in shaping the beauty and coherence of musical expressions. Numerous studies have explored this connection, investigating it across different time eras – from the Pythagoreans in ancient Greece to contemporary composers – and including different styles and composers However, when it comes to the real world of the musicians, making music, how does this connection affect our playing? Does it have any influence on our playing or in the way we understand a certain musical piece? Does being aware of a mathematical structure or element hidden in a piece would make any difference in our performance? This is what you are going to read about in this paper.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsMusic, mathematics, Bach, fractalanalysis, Cello Suites
date18/11/2023
published04/07/2024
last modified04/07/2024
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
copyrightBeatriz Montes Martin
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2386206/2386207
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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