Thesis Chapters by Tom Srugo
In this document I shall present some different subjects, directly and indirectly related, to the... more In this document I shall present some different subjects, directly and indirectly related, to the field of temporal patterns in general, and the search for a possible relation between temporal patterns and the overtones series, and to proportions in pitch harmony in particular. My personal interest of trying to find 'hidden information' in single sounds, as will be describes in more detail later, together with my fascination to the mental effects occurring from exposure to long recursive music, such as minimalism, indian, african and the vast electronic dance styles, led me to investigate if there is a possible physical relationship between the sound micro-level and the structural macro-level, in extreme recursive musical styles, and if there is such relationship, is it perceived by human ear on certain conditions. Most of the effort was put in constructing temporal patterns, which are related, in this way or another to pitch intervals and chords proportions, trying to characterize them in harmonic means, and expanding this pattern generation method to be generated from the analysis of (harmonic) sound spectrums inputs. This work includes topics from different subjects including ethnomusicology, cognitive science, composition, mathematics and physics to name a few, and therefor I shall only briefly explain the related topics supporting or related to the discussed ideas, and will give more focus on explaining my theories and speculations, and its applications in detail.
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Thesis Chapters by Tom Srugo