A ubiquitous drum solo of 5.20 seconds, 4 bars, The Amen Break, has been found to posses characteristics nearly identical to the Golden Ratio. Michael S. Schneider expounds on the Golden Proportion and the Amen Break and points out concepts such as the peaks of the Amen Break corresponding directly with Golden Ratio intervals, fractal structures, appearances of the Golden Ratio in worldwide music and by classical composers such as Mozart, Bartok and my favorite, Debussy. [click to continue…]
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