Noam Elkies, Public Lecture - December 10, 2018

Advanced Studies Gateway at FRIB Public Lecture Series
1300 FRIB Laboratory, Michigan State University
8:00 PM, December 10, 2018

Canonical Forms: A Mathematician's View of Musical Canons

In a musical canon—be it "Three Blind Mice" or the climax of a Bach fugue—a melody can act as its own harmony. The task of finding such melodies leads us to consider musical structure from points of view usually associated with science and mathematics, not the arts. The lecture will be illustrated with diagrams as well as a variety of musical examples (including at least one improvised in real time), and will require no technical background in either music or mathematics. Partial financial support is provided by the MSU Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.

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