Pythagoras has influenced Western music for thousands of years
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Ancient Greek beliefs about the most pleasing combination of notes (often attributed to philosopher Pythagoras) don’t actually reflect the way people around the world appreciate harmony, researchers find. Rather, Pythagoras’ mathematical arguments may simply have been taken as fact and used to assert the superiority of Western culture.
According to legend, Pythagoras discovered that the sound of a blacksmith’s hammer was the most pleasant sound. or…
Source: www.newscientist.com
