Perhaps his most important contribution to our understanding of music were his discoveries in the realm of harmonics. Pythagoras made other contributions to mathematics as well, but his theories of music are what interest us here. Their contribution to the science of mathematics is most visible in the Pythagorean Theorem, which is used to deduce the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle by adding the square of its other two sides. Numbers were of incredible importance to Pythagoras and his followers.
Though his life and work are shrouded in mystery, Pythagoras lived during the 6th century BCE and is considered to be the “father” of philosophy and mathematics. The Greek philosopher Pythagoras was one of the first historical figures to emphasize the relationship between mathematics and music. Lastly, we'll conclude with a summary of the links between mathematics and music theory. We'll begin with the musical theories of Pythagoras and a broad look at the importance of mathematics at key points in musical history. And while you certainly don't have to be a mathematician to enjoy music of all kinds, we hope that after reading this post you'll be interested in the pursuing the subject further.īecause this is an incredibly vast subject, we'll confine ourselves to an overview of it in this post. It provides an introduction to a rich subject, one that gives insights into both mathematics and music and can hopefully enrich your experience of both. This post will explore the profound relationship between mathematics and music.
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