The Pi Symphony: Numeric Sequences in Music

Year: 2002 Authors: Lars Erickson

Core claim

Numeric sequences can generate musically pleasing orchestral structures through simple mappings to pitches, rhythms, and harmonic progressions.

Topics

numeric sequence mapping, circle of fifths, orchestral composition, transcendental numbers

Domains

pi, e, Planck’s constant, sequences, music composition, orchestration, music theory, sound art

Methods

digit-to-note mapping, rhythmic encoding, harmonic mapping, MIDI sequencing

Media

orchestral score, Finale software, MIDI, digitally sampled instruments

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