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Physicist here, something I realized when I tried to learn music theory is that the notation is unnecessarily complex and they have a sort of mythological expla
by xchip 2y ago
Physicist here, something I realized when I tried to learn music theory is that the notation is unnecessarily complex and they have a sort of mythological explanation as for why things are the way they are, for example:
- why are there 12 notes and not any other number?
- Why certain notes sound well together (as in a chord)
- zero-sharp 2y agoHere is the best motivation I've seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK2jYk37Rlg&t=464s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK2jYk37Rlg&t=464s (Starts at 7:44 and ends at 14:23.) It seems like the choice of notes is due to wanting a certain amount of (mathematical) closure with octaves and fifths while also allowing for transposition.