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01Counter-culture20071029The rhythmic complexities in Steve Reich, Ghanaian Ewe music and a 1000-year-long piece.
01Counter-culture20080331The rhythmic complexities in Steve Reich, Ghanaian Ewe music and a 1000-year-long piece.
02The Music Of The Spheres20071030Pythagoras' theories about the harmonious world, and why many cultures use a 12-note scale
02The Music Of The Spheres20080401Pythagoras' theories about the harmonious world, and why many cultures use a 12-note scale
03Theme And Variations20071031Exposing the symmetry in Bach's Goldberg Variations and the maths behind bell-ringing.
03Theme And Variations20080402Exposing the symmetry in Bach's Goldberg Variations and the maths behind bell-ringing.
04Composing With Numbers20071101Schoenberg's rectangles, Xenakis' cubes, Messiaen's Mongean shuffle and the music in maths
04Composing With Numbers20080403Schoenberg's rectangles, Xenakis' cubes, Messiaen's Mongean shuffle and the music in maths