The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #111038   Message #2335336
Posted By: Jack Campin
07-May-08 - 08:42 PM
Thread Name: Godel, Escher, Chopin,and Folkies
Subject: RE: Godel, Escher, Chopin,and Folkies
An intro to this stuff, for mathematicians:

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week234.html

Mazzola's work referenced there is particularly interesting. I suspect it might eventually have a substantial impact on the way we think about music theory. He's trying to take on the whole analytical tradition from Rameau to Schenker to Schoenberg to Berklee and beat it at its own game.