No. But Aristotle included a Theory of Music in his Metaphysics, based on the science of his day. Yet, I doubt that we will make much headway in explaining the "power" of music in terms of Newtonian Physics --- maybe Quantum Physics??? Ari used the metaphysical concept of a Soul in his rationale. Music is definitely mathematical, as indicated by Pythagoras, but its aesthetic power seems to be due in some sense to a "harmony" between the mathematical structure of the world, and the logical structure of the Soul (Consciousness). Is there a theory of Harmonics between Matter & Mind?Does anyone know any good resources which talk about what a theory of music is in connection to what a theory in math is or a theory in science is? — Halley
I don't doubt that there's math in music, but I think the process by which math becomes musically relevant is fascinating and potentially understudied (or I just haven't found the right resources). — Halley
What I meant was that the idea of a "mode of limited transposition" didn't exist as something worth naming until exactly the moment when it was used by Messiaen (at least that's my understanding).
I don't doubt that there's math in music, but I think the process by which math becomes musically relevant is fascinating and potentially understudied (or I just haven't found the right resources). — Halley
Does anyone know any good resources which talk about what a theory of music is in connection to what a theory in math is or a theory in science is? Bonus points if it references logical positivism or formal first-order logic! — Halley
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