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The universal machine

Alan Turing – brilliant mathematician, code breaker during World War II – achieved so much during his tragically short life. But how do you put Turing's life and mathematics on stage... and as a musical?
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From clicks to chords

How is frequency related to pitch? Hear the music we love emerge from pure mathematical beats.

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From clicks to chords

Is it possible to write unique music with the limited quantity of notes and chords available? We ask musician Oli Freke!
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How many melodies are there?

Given there's a finite number of notes on a scale, can we still find a brand new melody? Perhaps they've all been written already!
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What makes an object into a musical instrument?

Many things make a noise when you hit them, but not many are commonly used to play music — why is that? Jim Woodhouse looks at harmonic and not so harmonic frequencies and at how percussion instruments are tuned.