Ravenstone

[From Dwight:

I have a weakness toward interesting articles about mathematics, since I have both bachelors and masters degrees in Math. When Ravenstone went gigging out-of-town, I took my math books along to make sure I stayed connected to the academic side of my life.

This article combines math with the music side of my psyche in a very interesting way. Hope you find it interesting too]

"...Baroque German composer Johann Sebastian Bach produced music that is so scrupulously structured that it’s often compared to math. Although few among us are emotionally affected by mathematics, Bach’s works—and music in general—moves us. It’s more than sound; it’s a message. And now, thanks to tools from information theory, researchers are starting to understand how Bach’s music gets that message across..."

Secret Mathematical Patterns Revealed in Bach's Music Physicists found that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach contains mathematical patterns that help convey information

"I try to find songs that every man would like to say and every woman would like to hear."

-- Kenny Rogers