EPISODE · Feb 8, 2021 · 4 MIN

When will we run out of music?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

"Assuming there are a finite number of musical notes - chords, notes, octaves - at what point, how many years, would we use all combinations of musical themes such that no more music could be created?" Creative computing expert Rebecca Fiebrink from UAL totted up the answer to listener David's musical musing for us... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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