tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804148397927127420.post8550821565386072833..comments2023-04-30T03:52:36.732-04:00Comments on das Ding an sich: The delights of music, math, and hokumKaliDurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13218716336939570814noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804148397927127420.post-46121611116232389152015-08-16T08:03:38.167-04:002015-08-16T08:03:38.167-04:00It's still all numbers, i.e. Greek, to me.It's still all numbers, i.e. Greek, to me.KaliDurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218716336939570814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804148397927127420.post-42023385038306510902015-08-15T18:21:31.248-04:002015-08-15T18:21:31.248-04:00I did read this section in his book recently. I th...I did read this section in his book recently. I think he's just making up a word salad. That judgment was based on the fact that he jumps from rhythm terms to harmony terms seemingly at random. <br /><br />As far as knowledge of math goes, there hasn't been much math in music since we changed to A=440 and the well-tempered scale years ago. The only fundamental mathematical ratio I can think of in western music nowadays is the octave - an octave higher means a doubling of the frequency. But even if it is math, remember that you can't catch a ball that someone throws towards you unless you perform some nifty calculus, but almost all of us can catch a ball (most of the time). Lyle Hopwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498505748509787968noreply@blogger.com