Unvexed Conformal Bodies: Musical Instruments, Ensembles, and Notations Derived from the Johnson Solids
Ranger Liu

Proceedings of Bridges 2024: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Culture
Pages 69–76
Regular Papers

Abstract

This paper presents a new musical system derived from the geometry of the Johnson solids. Formal structure is used to design stringed and percussive instruments; ensembles are formed using a novel organization of the solids into “descendancies” based on the augmentation operation; and polyhedral nets are used as discrete-mathematical graphs through which compositions are notated as walks. The first performance using this system is also described.

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