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Music and math: The genius of Beethoven
Beethoven, who is celebrated as one of the most significant composers of all time, wrote many of his most beloved songs while going deaf? The answer lies in the math behind his music. Natalya St. Clair employs the "Moonlight Sonata" to illustrate the way Beethoven was able to convey emotion and creativity using the certainty of mathematics.
Posted 10 years ago by SugarJ in category: music
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HoraceSPatoot - 10 years ago [ Reply ]
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This discussion was a very poor treatment of a very interesting subject. Sure, sound has a basis in physics and frequencies with certain relationships sound good to the ear, but that is a far cry from the premise that the beauty of Beethoven's music can be *derived* from mathematics or that Beethoven in fact did so in order to compensate for his hearing loss. Also, why did they start playing Bach in the know only one piece by Beethoven?

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HoraceSPatoot - 10 years ago [ Reply ]
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^typo: Also, why did they start playing Bach about two thirds of the way through? Did they know only one piece by Beethoven?

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