
Clair uses the Moonlight Sonata "to illustrate the way Beethoven was able to convey emotion and creativity using the certainty of mathematics." Music and math: The genius of Beethoven – Natalya St. From the constraints imposed by these rhythmic patterns, melodies emerged naturally as I composed, special to each prime." The main theme plays in the time signature 7/4, which indicates 7 beats per measure, with an interlude that passes through the signatures 2/4, 3/4 and 5/4 as well. "As the title indicates, the piece is written in prime-numbered time signatures which is to say, there is a prime number of beats in each measure. Robert Schneider (Apples in Stereo/Elephant 6) composed this theme for "MSI (Math Sciences Investigation): Anatomy of Integers and Permutations," a play by mathematician Andrew Granville and screenwriter Jennifer Granville. Robert Schneider - Reverie in Prime Time Signatures (August 2013, Banff Centre). Rickard says that he is "passionate about mathematics, music and educating the next generation of scientists and mathematicians." and MA and PhD degrees in applied and computational mathematics from Princeton University. Scott Rickard has degrees in mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering from M.I.T. The world's ugliest music: Scott Rickard at TEDxMIA.

Sean Hardesty (Rice University) plays the opening of the Sibelius Violin Concerto and discusses the relationship between mathematics and music.

The Science Behind the Arts: The Maths Behind Music.
