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The Geometry of Music
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1. Musical Harmony from First Principles
- The Basic Sine Wave
- Build a Sound Wave
- Dyadic Harmony in the Plane
- Visualize Two Note Harmonies with Lissajous Diagrams
- Visualize 3 Note Chords with Lissajous Diagrams in 3-D
- The Chordal Spirograph
- Hearing Just Intervals
- Hearing 3 Note Just Chords
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2. Pythagorean, Just, and Equal Tempered Scales
- Just Scale
- Pythagorean Scale
- Equal Tempered Scales
- Contrasting Chords in Different Temperaments
- Circle of Chords in n-ET
- Extended Chords
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3. Euclidean Rhythms, Even Distribution, and Bjorklund's Algorithm
- A Drum Machine for Euclidean Rhythms
- Even Distribution and Euclidean Rhythms
- Generating All Euclidean Rhythms
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4. Keyboards in Geogebra
- Generalized Equal Tempered Keyboard
- Euclidean Equal Tempered Keyboard
- An Hexagonal Just Lattice Keyboard
- An Hexagonal Just Lattice Keyboard
- A Playable 5-Limit Tonality Diamond
- A Playable n-limit Tonality Diamond
- The Virtual Tonal Plexus
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The Geometry of Music
Steve Bleiler, Mar 10, 2018

An exploration of musical scales, temperament, and algorithmic keyboard design.
Table of Contents
- Musical Harmony from First Principles
- The Basic Sine Wave
- Build a Sound Wave
- Dyadic Harmony in the Plane
- Visualize Two Note Harmonies with Lissajous Diagrams
- Visualize 3 Note Chords with Lissajous Diagrams in 3-D
- The Chordal Spirograph
- Hearing Just Intervals
- Hearing 3 Note Just Chords
- Pythagorean, Just, and Equal Tempered Scales
- Just Scale
- Pythagorean Scale
- Equal Tempered Scales
- Contrasting Chords in Different Temperaments
- Circle of Chords in n-ET
- Extended Chords
- Euclidean Rhythms, Even Distribution, and Bjorklund's Algorithm
- A Drum Machine for Euclidean Rhythms
- Even Distribution and Euclidean Rhythms
- Generating All Euclidean Rhythms
- Keyboards in Geogebra
- Generalized Equal Tempered Keyboard
- Euclidean Equal Tempered Keyboard
- An Hexagonal Just Lattice Keyboard
- An Hexagonal Just Lattice Keyboard
- A Playable 5-Limit Tonality Diamond
- A Playable n-limit Tonality Diamond
- The Virtual Tonal Plexus
Musical Harmony from First Principles
-
1. The Basic Sine Wave
-
2. Build a Sound Wave
-
3. Dyadic Harmony in the Plane
-
4. Visualize Two Note Harmonies with Lissajous Diagrams
-
5. Visualize 3 Note Chords with Lissajous Diagrams in 3-D
-
6. The Chordal Spirograph
-
7. Hearing Just Intervals
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8. Hearing 3 Note Just Chords
The Basic Sine Wave


Just Scale


A Drum Machine for Euclidean Rhythms


Generalized Equal Tempered Keyboard


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