The Mathematics Of Jazz

Year: 2004 Authors: W. Douglas Maurer

Core claim

Jazz notation and harmony embody distinct mathematical structures comparable in richness to those found in symphonic music and Bach fugues.

Topics

jazz notation, note durations, chord progressions, blue notes, key cycles

Domains

binary fractions, rhythm ratios, transposition, powers of two, cyclic order, music theory, improvisation, notation conventions

Methods

comparative analysis, notation examples, musical transposition, harmonic case studies

Media

musical scores, staff notation, chord symbols, key signatures

Source status

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