Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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01 | Counter-culture | 20071029 | The rhythmic complexities in Steve Reich, Ghanaian Ewe music and a 1000-year-long piece. |
01 | Counter-culture | 20080331 | The rhythmic complexities in Steve Reich, Ghanaian Ewe music and a 1000-year-long piece. |
02 | The Music Of The Spheres | 20071030 | Pythagoras' theories about the harmonious world, and why many cultures use a 12-note scale |
02 | The Music Of The Spheres | 20080401 | Pythagoras' theories about the harmonious world, and why many cultures use a 12-note scale |
03 | Theme And Variations | 20071031 | Exposing the symmetry in Bach's Goldberg Variations and the maths behind bell-ringing. |
03 | Theme And Variations | 20080402 | Exposing the symmetry in Bach's Goldberg Variations and the maths behind bell-ringing. |
04 | Composing With Numbers | 20071101 | Schoenberg's rectangles, Xenakis' cubes, Messiaen's Mongean shuffle and the music in maths |
04 | Composing With Numbers | 20080403 | Schoenberg's rectangles, Xenakis' cubes, Messiaen's Mongean shuffle and the music in maths |