The concept of «musica mathematica*»* seeks to accurately examine the
intersection of two seemingly radically different subject areas. From
the perspective of a European perception, the definition of the science
of music was a result of the Pythagorean concept of universal harmony.
The Pythagoreans were the first in European culture to raise the issue
of uniting music and mathematics, sound and number.
In the three parts of the monograph, versatile cases of the intersection
of music and mathematics are displayed, moving from philosophical and
aesthetic considerations about mathesis to practical studies,
discussing the interaction between music and other kinds of art
(architecture, painting, poetry and literature), and providing a
practical research of contemporary music compositions.