Episode 462
When will we run out of music?
Is there a finite amount of new music?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
February 8, 20214m 0s
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Show Notes
"Assuming there are a finite number of musical notes - chords, notes, octaves - at what point, how many years, would we use all combinations of musical themes such that no more music could be created?" Creative computing expert Rebecca Fiebrink from UAL totted up the answer to listener David's musical musing for us... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
musicmaths of musicrebecca fiebrink