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@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year ago

Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer

www.newscientist.com

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Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer

www.newscientist.com

@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year ago
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Converting hundreds of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach into mathematical networks reveals that they store lots of information and convey it very effectively
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  • TacoButtPlug
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    5•1 year ago

    “First, the researchers translated each composition into an information network by representing each note as a node and each transition between notes as an edge.”

    So… sheet music. They translated the music back into sheet music.

  • @RedAggroBest@lemmy.world
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    12•1 year ago

    … Somehow I don’t think those things are what made him a great composer

    • @Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
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      10•1 year ago

      Well, Bach to the drawing board then I guess

  • Cloudless ☼
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    3•1 year ago

    Now let’s ask mathematicians to compose music.

    • @SheeEttin@programming.dev
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      4•1 year ago

      In a way, we have. There is already ML-generated music. It doesn’t sound bad, just boring and all the tracks sound the same.

    • @Endward23@futurology.today
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      1•1 year ago

      Google “Deep Bach”.

  • @glimse@lemmy.world
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    Ah yes, the best way to critique art: with math

    • @SheeEttin@programming.dev
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      3•1 year ago

      Music in particular can be described the most mathematically. Personally, I think it’s fascinating.

    • @Endward23@futurology.today
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      1•1 year ago

      Music is the area of art in which a mathematical viewpoint makes the best sense.

  • @atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    That title is completely wrong. They started with the assumption that Bach is a great composer and want to understand what it is people like about his work.

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