Mathematics and music theory: from Pythagoras to Rameau

DOI10.1007/BF03025314MaRDI QIDQ697116zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Athanase Papadopoulos

Publication date 16 September 2002

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

harmonymusicJean-Philippe RameauPythagoras

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General applied mathematics (00A69) History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of number theory (11-03)

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