Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition
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Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a seminal book by composer Iannis Xenakis that explores the use of mathematical and scientific principles as the basis for musical composition.
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| Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition Context triple: [Iannis Xenakis, hasWrittenWork, Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition]
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A.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that explores the nature, meaning, and value of music within the broader tradition of aesthetics.
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Philosophy of New Music
Philosophy of New Music is a seminal 1949 work of critical musicology and aesthetic theory by Theodor W. Adorno that contrasts Schoenberg’s modernism with Stravinsky’s neoclassicism to explore the social and philosophical meaning of twentieth-century music.
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C.
Penser la musique aujourd’hui
Penser la musique aujourd’hui is a theoretical and analytical essay by composer-conductor Pierre Boulez that explores the foundations and future directions of contemporary music.
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D.
The Science of Musical Sound
The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
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E.
How Music Works
How Music Works is a nonfiction book by musician David Byrne that explores the art, theory, history, and business of music and how context shapes what we hear.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition Target entity description: Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a seminal book by composer Iannis Xenakis that explores the use of mathematical and scientific principles as the basis for musical composition.
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A.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that explores the nature, meaning, and value of music within the broader tradition of aesthetics.
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B.
Philosophy of New Music
Philosophy of New Music is a seminal 1949 work of critical musicology and aesthetic theory by Theodor W. Adorno that contrasts Schoenberg’s modernism with Stravinsky’s neoclassicism to explore the social and philosophical meaning of twentieth-century music.
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C.
Penser la musique aujourd’hui
Penser la musique aujourd’hui is a theoretical and analytical essay by composer-conductor Pierre Boulez that explores the foundations and future directions of contemporary music.
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D.
The Science of Musical Sound
The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
-
E.
How Music Works
How Music Works is a nonfiction book by musician David Byrne that explores the art, theory, history, and business of music and how context shapes what we hear.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
book
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music theory book ⓘ treatise on composition ⓘ |
| author | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslationPublisher | Indiana University Press ⓘ |
| explains |
Xenakis’s compositional methods
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application of probability distributions to sound masses ⓘ concept of stochastic music ⓘ relationship between architecture and music in Xenakis’s work ⓘ use of random processes in composition ⓘ |
| field |
applied mathematics
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composition ⓘ music theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
formal logic in music
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stochastic processes ⓘ symbolic representation of sound ⓘ use of mathematical models in composition ⓘ use of scientific principles in composition ⓘ |
| hasEdition | English translation ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
formalization of musical thought
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music as an application of mathematical structures ⓘ |
| includes |
analyses of Xenakis’s own compositions
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diagrams and graphs of musical processes ⓘ mathematical formulas for musical structures ⓘ |
| influenced |
algorithmic composition practices
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computer-assisted composition ⓘ contemporary music theory ⓘ spectral music ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational role in stochastic music
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influence on 20th-century avant-garde music ⓘ systematic use of mathematics in composition ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Musiques formelles ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| subject |
Markov chains in composition
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algorithmic composition ⓘ architectural thinking in music ⓘ computer music ⓘ formalization of musical structure ⓘ game theory in music ⓘ group theory in music ⓘ mathematics in music ⓘ philosophy of music ⓘ probability theory in composition ⓘ set theory in music ⓘ stochastic music ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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