The concept of «musica mathematica»
seeks to accurately examine the intersection of two seemingly radically
different subject areas. From the perspective of a European perception,
the definition of the science of music was a result of the Pythagorean
concept of universal harmony. The Pythagoreans were the first in
European culture to raise the issue of uniting music and mathematics,
sound and number.
In the three parts of the monograph,
versatile cases of the intersection of music and mathematics are
displayed, moving from philosophical and aesthetic considerations about mathesis to
practical studies, discussing the interaction between music and other
kinds of art (architecture, painting, poetry and literature), and
providing a practical research of contemporary music compositions.