Golden Ratio and Music
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An open letter from Alice Russell. June 21, 2011, Brookline, Massachusetts. 1. DO NOT make insulting, mean spirited remarks about anyone or their work; there are a plethora of sites where you can rant unfettered. If you attack someone personally, your comments will be removed. You can post it, but I'm not paying for it. Go elsewhere, and let those artists who are actually interested in discussion and learning have the floor. 2. There will be NO posting of or links to copyrighted material without permission of the copyright owner. That's the law. And if you respect the work of people who make meaningful contributions, you should have no problem following this policy. 3. I appreciate many of the postings from so many of you. Please don't feel you have to spend your time "defending" the LCC to those who come here with the express purpose of disproving it. George worked for decades to disprove it himself; if you know his music, there's no question that it has gravity. And a final word: George was famous for his refusal to lower his standards in all areas of his life, no matter the cost. He twice refused concerts of his music at Lincoln Center Jazz because of their early position on what was authentically jazz. So save any speculation about the level of him as an artist and a man. The quotes on our websites were not written by George; they were written by critics/writers/scholars/fans over many years. Sincerely, Alice
Golden Ratio and Music
I'm wondering if any of you has studied the Golden Ratio and its effects on music. I just barely discovered that there is research relating music to the golden ratio. What I've heard so far is come composers either conscious or unconscious use of the ratio in determining where to present the climax of a piece.
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bobappleton
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Yes I have. Great subject.
I like to think the Golden Ratio has roughly the same meaning to an artist as the Overtone Series has to a musician (even though they're mathematically different).
The proportion 1:3 is a good place to start. In an image that's foreground, mid-ground and background, or in Jazz ABA.
If you include The Fibonacci Series you can add Stockhausen, Cage and Xenakis to the list of musicians - and it goes on from there.
I like to think the Golden Ratio has roughly the same meaning to an artist as the Overtone Series has to a musician (even though they're mathematically different).
The proportion 1:3 is a good place to start. In an image that's foreground, mid-ground and background, or in Jazz ABA.
If you include The Fibonacci Series you can add Stockhausen, Cage and Xenakis to the list of musicians - and it goes on from there.
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