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Title: Bach, Mathematics/Numerology Book?
Post by: shingo on September 19, 2008, 07:22:21 PM
I was reading through a thread in which Bernhard posted talking about realting teaching to student type and mentioning mathematical elelments and numerology/encrypted stuff in Bach's works. I was just wondering if there was a book with such information in as it sounds like an interestig read.

Title: Re: Bach, Mathematics/Numerology Book?
Post by: jabbz on September 19, 2008, 09:30:21 PM
Check out Dr. Ruth Tatlow's papers (shes also one of the chair members of the Bach Network UK), she presented a brilliant piece of research at the 2007 Mass in B minor Symposium. Google her!
Title: Re: Bach, Mathematics/Numerology Book?
Post by: timothy42b on September 21, 2008, 01:51:54 AM
Bernhard was talking about Goedel, Escher, Bach, The Eternal Braid, by Hofstadter.  Go here to see description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach

I have read about half of it.  It is worth the attempt but most bog down somewhere in the depths of it. 
Title: Re: Bach, Mathematics/Numerology Book?
Post by: shingo on September 22, 2008, 05:16:25 PM
Thanks for the link, I shall look into it, from the wikipedia page it looks very interesting, but yes I am sure it is something which is quite a 'hard' read.
Title: Re: Bach, Mathematics/Numerology Book?
Post by: alpacinator1 on September 22, 2008, 10:11:45 PM
I read half of Godel, Eshcer Bach when I was 8 years old... naturally I understood very little of it. Sometimes I think my dad gave my intelligence a little TOO much credit when I was a kid.