by Reginald King Mark Bebbington THE resurgence of light music both on disc and latterly in the concert hall-thanks to conductors like John Wilson-has been a phenomenon of the last 20 years.
Golden Ratio. The golden ratio (symbol is the Greek letter phi shown at left) is a special number approximately equal to 1.618. It appears many times in geometry, art, architecture and other areas.
GOLDEN RATIO USED BY GREEKS. Pythagoras. According to legend, the Greek Philosopher Pythagoras discovered the concept of harmony when he began his studies of proportion while listening to the different sounds given off when the blacksmiths hammers hit their anvils. The weights of the hammers and of the anvils all gave off different sounds.