IOLET :: Music from the World of Anathem

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IOLET :: Music from the World of Anathem is an audio CD containing mathematically-themed chants created to accompany the speculative fiction book Anathem by Neal Stephenson.

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1: Approximating Pi

2: Thousander Chant

3: Proof Using Finite Projective Geometry

A simple proof in finite projective geometry for four singers. The proof is modeled after one found in Lovasz, Pelikan, and Vesztergombi. Each voice represent a line, and points are encoded melodically. The structure of the Fano plane is sung after the proof is concluded.

Sheet Music: PDF. Published 2008-08-03T12:22-07. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 by David Stutz.

4: Cellular Automata

A collection of several one-dimensional cellular automata for 11 singers and one Automata Master, who introduces each by its canonical number. Binary cells are mapped onto voice part.

Sheet Music: PDF. Published 2008-08-03T12:22-07. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 by David Stutz.

5: Mascheroni Circles

6: Quantum Spin Network

7: 16 Color Prime Generating Automaton

Solo vocal version of a chant encoding a sixteen color cellular automaton that calculates prime numbers. The encoding uses melodic fragments to iteratively represent the colors of the automaton. This algorithmic piece was typeset using Lilypond.

Sheet Music: (NOT CAPTURED by Internet Archive). Published 2008-08-03T12:22-07. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 by David Stutz.

8: Deriving the Quadratic Equation

An straightforward encoding into chant and drone of completing the square to derive the quadratic equation

Sheet Music: (PDF). Published 2008-08-03T12:22-07. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 by David Stutz.

?: Mascheroni Construction of the Unit Square

A piece for any number of players or singers, which constructs Euclid's Brides's Chair Proof using compass alone.

Sheet Music: PDF. Published 2008-08-03T12:22-07. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 by David Stutz.

?: Asynchronous Automaton

A simple asynchronous automaton.

Sheet Music: (NOT CAPTURED by Internet Archive). Published 2008-08-03T12:22-07. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 by David Stutz.

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