the mathematics in music
a concert-conversation with elaine chew
presented by the radcliffe cluster on analytical listening through interactive visualization

monday, may 12, 2008 • mit killian hall • cambridge, massachusetts

press release | poster         program (pdf) | photos





made possible in part by mit's council for the arts
jointly organized by the mathematics department
and the music and theater arts section

discussion of tonality and the spiral array model
and of melodic transformations by e.c.

performance of fêtes - variations on happy birthday (1975)
by ivan tcherepnin

with tonal analysis/visualization using MuSA.RT by e.c. and a.r.j.f.

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discussion on metrical permutations by t.d. and e.c.
boston premiere of sudoku variations* (2006)
by tamar diesendruck

discussion on recombination by e.c.
boston premiere of a simple gift for elaine* (2008)
by rodney waschka ii

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discussion on tonal combinations by e.c.

performance of doubles iii* and epilogue (1998-1999)
precious jewel, spring song, floating
cockatoo, riversong, sampan variations
epilogue (in memoriam william albright)
by peter child

* composed for elaine chew





elaine chew & alexandre r.j. françois © 2008