Thank you for this essay. The mathematical and intellectual aspects of classical and other music impress me more and more. As I delved into Bach a little bit, I was amazed at the relationship between order and beauty, which you touched on very effectively. It's interesting that, as other aspects of western culture started going off the r…
Thank you for this essay. The mathematical and intellectual aspects of classical and other music impress me more and more. As I delved into Bach a little bit, I was amazed at the relationship between order and beauty, which you touched on very effectively. It's interesting that, as other aspects of western culture started going off the rails, things like atonality began to play a bigger role in music. It seems that there's a place for atonality, but I believe that it became a sort of dogma in some circles. And as with with architecture, compositions with beauty and order were downgraded by those in powerful circles.
Thank you for this essay. The mathematical and intellectual aspects of classical and other music impress me more and more. As I delved into Bach a little bit, I was amazed at the relationship between order and beauty, which you touched on very effectively. It's interesting that, as other aspects of western culture started going off the rails, things like atonality began to play a bigger role in music. It seems that there's a place for atonality, but I believe that it became a sort of dogma in some circles. And as with with architecture, compositions with beauty and order were downgraded by those in powerful circles.