A Hard Day’s Math: Connections Between Mathematics and Music

Year: 2023 Authors: Jason Brown

Core claim

Mathematics helps explain musical structure, repetition, and authenticity, and can illuminate several mysteries in Beatles-related songs.

Topics

mathematics and music, musical aesthetics, Beatles songs, music authentication, Fourier transforms

Domains

calculus, linear algebra, number theory, combinatorics, statistics, music theory, sound analysis, musical aesthetics

Methods

pattern analysis, transformations, machine learning, Fourier transforms

Media

audio recordings, melody, chords, rhythmic patterns

Source status

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