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hans straub's mamuth page
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Hans Straub's MaMuTh Page:
What is "MaMuTh"?
This word, invented by Guerino Mazzola, is a shortcut for "Mathematical Music Theory" and stands for any use of mathematical methods in music theory or music generally.
If you think it is rather a prehistoric shaggy elephant and should be spelled differently, you are partly right. To see a picture of the elephant, click here. (But about the spelling, I have to insist...)
About the author
From 1984 to 1989, I studied mathematics and computer science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). During this time I came in contact with the amazing theories of Guerino Mazzola which fascinated me right away - one reason being the possibility to combine my profession with music, one of my great private passions. I then had the opportunity to write my thesis in this field. Nowadays it has been some years since I left the university and went into software development (the place I work is here); mathematics as well as music are now just hobbies - and not the least important effect of MaMuTh is now that it has inspired me to some of my recent musical compositions - On-To-Sū, So-Na-Ta and Asīmchōmsaia are two examples presented on this site. Concerning theory, my writings serve merely as an introduction to the subject; for current academic research I recommend the links section.
What is "MaMuTh"?
This word, invented by Guerino Mazzola, is a shortcut for "Mathematical Music Theory" and stands for any use of mathematical methods in music theory or music generally.
If you think it is rather a prehistoric shaggy elephant and should be spelled differently, you are partly right. To see a picture of the elephant, click here. (But about the spelling, I have to insist...)
About the author
From 1984 to 1989, I studied mathematics and computer science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). During this time I came in contact with the amazing theories of Guerino Mazzola which fascinated me right away - one reason being the possibility to combine my profession with music, one of my great private passions. I then had the opportunity to write my thesis in this field. Nowadays it has been some years since I left the university and went into software development (the place I work is here); mathematics as well as music are now just hobbies - and not the least important effect of MaMuTh is now that it has inspired me to some of my recent musical compositions - On-To-Sū, So-Na-Ta and Asīmchōmsaia are two examples presented on this site. Concerning theory, my writings serve merely as an introduction to the subject; for current academic research I recommend the links section.
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a free online tutorial that will teach you the basics of how to read
sheet music.
music, introduction, sounds, rhythm, pitch,
tone, note, articulation, dynamics, treble, bass, clef, staff, piano,
keyboard, flute, guitar, listen, picture, accidental, sharp, flat, whole,
half, eigth, quarter, sixteenth, thirty second, sixty fourth, one hundred and
twenty eigth, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, 1/128, 4/4, 6/8, 2/4, 3/4,
rock, pop, ballad, country, polka, waltz, bar, count, rest, duration,
volume, dotted, tap, classical, tie, slur, orchastra, sight, reading,
play, piece, practice, hint, perfect, sections, names, C, D, E, F, G, A, B,
illustrate, key, changes, natural, white, black, instrument, C#, D#, E#, F#,
G#, A#, B#, Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb, major, minor, Kevin Meixner
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I discovered this scale in the seventies during my research in generic equal temperaments. Apparently in the same timeframe, it was discovered by Heinz Bohlen and John Pierce. They have done such a wonderful job in studying and documenting this scale that it is only just that it is known by their names: the Bohlen-Pierce scale.
My first fascination with this scale was through the harmonic equivalence with the well known just intonation scale in normal 12-tone orientation in the octave. This scale is constructed from the major triads on the tonic, dominant and sub-dominant and is best depicted in a grid where the dimensions are determined by the 3rd and 5th harmonics ...
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