MATH IN ART II
music, dance, poetry, theatre
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"There is geometry in the
humming of the strings,
there is music in the
spacing of the spheres."
Pythagoras
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nonverbal form of
communication
a phenomena of nature, a
result of the principles of
physics and mathematics.
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Counting
rhythm scales
intervals patterns
symbols
harmonies time
signatures
overtones tone
pitch
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Ludwig van Beethoven
one of the most significant
composers of all time
I always have a picture in my
mind when composing and
follow its lines.
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The standard piano octave
consists of 13 keys, each
separated by a half step.
A standard major or
minor scale:
8 keys with 5 whole step intervals
and 2 half step ones.
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Moonlight Sonata
first half of measure 50 consists of
three notes in D major
separated by intervals called
thirds that skip over the next
note in the scale
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stacking the first, third, and fifth
notes, we get a harmonic pattern
known as a triad
represent the mathematical
relationship between the pitch
frequencies of dierent notes
which form a geometric series
These three frequencies together
create consonance,which
sounds naturally pleasant to our
ears.
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Pythagoras and
Frequency
closest tie between music
and math is patterns
sounds can be made with
dierent weights and
vibrations
musicians look for notes they recognize to
find notes that are rare (high or low) and less
familiar
the pitch of a vibrating string
is proportional to and can be
controlled by its length
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abstract mathematics can
be used to understand
dance at a deeper level
Mathematics is present in dance. All types
of dancing, from break-dancing to ballet,
use ideas found in math.
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Dancers must understand
symmetry and geometry
Choreographers also use these ideas to
design new dances.
Dancers form shapes with their bodies, and
choreographers think about how to use lines
and angles to make their dances more
interesting.
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Geometry in dance
Geometry is perhaps the most apparent
subfield of mathematics present in dance.
shapes, patterns, angles and symmetry are
many dierent aspects of dance
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the idea of translation
Pieces involving more than one dancer very
often use the idea of translation
to perform the same movement at the same
time, we introduce translation of that pose
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proportion of dierent
types of movements
There is a delicate balance between the
proportion of dierent types of movements
and how interesting the piece appears.
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patterns in poetry are
often found in meter
and rhyming schemes
Pure mathematics
is, in its way, the
poetry of logical
ideas.
- Einstein
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Symmetry is not mandatory in
mathematics or poetry, but often
times it takes center stage
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the Golden Fib
Contemporary poets have recently swamped the
London Word festival site following a challenge
to write the Golden Fib.
The Fib is a poetic form (six lines, 20 syllables)
cooked up by Gregory K Pincus and based on
the Fibonacci sequence.
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The elegant
equations of poetry
and mathematics
are precise and
poetic.
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Math also exists
in theatre.
As simple as it may seem, the
space or stage used in theatre
needs mathematics for better
viewing and understanding
for the audience.
We can see math in the
lighting design, theatre design, blocking
of actors and angles of lights.
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Blocking and stage design are
considered essential to the pleasure for
audience viewing.
Shapes and spaces between actors and
stage props have to be neat and
organized.
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Placement of persons and objects are
precise which entails various meaning
that visualizes the movement or stillness
of the story presented.
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There are also three types of stages;
proscenium, thrust and arena.
These stages dier in sight lines which
provides variation in viewing and range
of voices used in play.
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mathematical objects
or proofs can be used
to structure plays
likewise, theatre
methods can illustrate
mathematical notions
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Visualization
positioning and
operation of
spotlights
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