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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