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The birth of the blues: how physics underlies music

Gibson, 2009

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Gibson J
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Reports on Progress in Physics

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Art and science have intimate connections, although these are often underappreciated. Western music provides compelling examples. The sensation of harmony and related melodic development are rooted in physical principles that can be understood with simple …
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