Euclidean string status correlates with cultural musical preference

Empirical observation: Euclidean strings favored in classical/jazz/Persian music; reverse Euclidean strings have wider appeal; non-Euclidean rhythms used in sub-Saharan African music.

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The Euclidean Algorithm Generates Traditional Musical Rhythms

(2021) · Toussaint, Godfried

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Manifold-aware concept steering in neural representations
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Explores geometry of activation/behavior manifolds to enable selective, non-destructive concept interventions.
Euclidean rhythms in world music
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Mathematical structure underlying diverse musical traditions via Bjorklund's algorithm, correlating Euclidean string distributions with cultural preferences.
Euclidean rhythms & cultural music
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Toussaint's Euclidean string patterns mapped across world music traditions and genres

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Why do different musical cultures prefer different mathematical properties in rhythms?
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Open ethnomusicological question raised by observed pattern of cultural preferences for Euclidean vs. reverse Euclidean vs. non-Euclidean rhythms.

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