Exploring the space of perfectly balanced rhythms and scales

DOI10.1080/17459737.2017.1395915zbMath1395.00022OpenAlexW2883262766MaRDI QIDQ5374502

Andrew J. Milne, S. Herff, David W. Bulger

Publication date: 14 September 2018

Published in: Journal of Mathematics and Music (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17459737.2017.1395915

zbMATH Keywords

scalesevennessperfect balancerhythm and meterconsonance and dissonance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Convex programming (90C25) Other designs, configurations (05B30) Cyclotomic extensions (11R18) Mathematics and music (00A65)

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