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Pythagoras and the Music of the Future

Pythagoras and the Music of the Future is a series of articles in which I discuss, in accessible terms, I hope, the central influence that the harmonic series has had on the development of western music since the Middle Ages. I look closely at the connection between the harmonic series and the conventions of the musical…

Mar 8, 2015 in Composition, Contemporary Music, Contemporary Music, Music Education, Theories.

Klee Connections for Piano

Klee Connections for Piano was composed in February 2013. It works by connections being formed between superimposed variants of very simple rhythmic and harmonic series. Some of these connections are made by the composer – using them as a means of developing basic material – and by the listener who may well perceive patterns that…

Dec 12, 2013 in Composition, Contemporary Music, Music for Piano, Theories.

Pythagoras and the Music of the Future Part II

It’s a relief finally to be able to post the next article in my series about the relationship between musical structures and the harmonic series. It’s a relief because my crowded schedule, which included writing a new (now finished) piece for solo piano, meant that I could only work on it sporadically. However, it’s done…

Mar 5, 2013 in Contemporary Music, Contemporary Music, Music Education, Theories.

Pythagoras, Heraclitus and Hucbald…

It shouldn’t be too long before I  can post my next article in the series  ‘Pythagoras and the Music of the Future’. It has taken me some time partly because I have made a start on ‘digitising’ some of my earlier compositions to enable sharing. The first fruits of this will appear in my next post introducing…

Jan 28, 2013 in Composition, Contemporary Music, Theories.

Pythagoras and the Music of the Future

I am just about ready to introduce the first in a projected series of articles discussing, in accessible terms I hope, the influence that the harmonic series has had on musical development since the Middle Ages. I will be discussing not only the connection between the harmonic series and timbre (the obvious one), but also…

Dec 16, 2012 in Composition, Contemporary Music, Contemporary Music, Music Education, Theories.
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