Pythagoras (569-490 BC) established that the octave (the ratio 1:2 of a string's length) was the fundamental musical interval and saw it as a sign that nature itself, including the planetary orbits ...

Although Pythagoras is best known for developing the theorem that bears his name, his influence and significance go far beyond his contributions in mathematics. He was not only a mathematician but ...

In defence of Pythagoras, that he showed us music was based on harmonic intervals was a very impressive analysis with the primitive tools at his disposal. What is more, some of nature’s most wonderful ...

The Del Sol Quartet returns to Old First Concerts to host its 3rd annual festival--The Pacific Pythagorean Music Festival--highlighting the experimental innovators and traditional masters of ...