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20122023
most citedIntroduction to Gestural Similarity in Music. An Application of Category Theory to the Orchestra

27 citations · 111 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

q-bio.NC2023

Quantum Memory of Musical Compositions

Maria Mannone, Omar Costa Hamido

The perception and appreciation of beauty in a musical composition appears as being related to the amount of memory and balance between expectation and surprise. In this study, we…

math.HO2022★ 5 cited

Some mathematical and computational relations between timbre and color

Maria Mannone, Juan Sebastián Arias-Valero

In physics, timbre is a complex phenomenon, like color. Musical timbres are given by the superposition of sinusoidal signals, corresponding to longitudinal acoustic waves. Colors a…

cs.SD2021★ 3 cited

Quanta in sound, the sound of quanta: a voice-informed quantum theoretical perspective on sound

Maria Mannone, Davide Rocchesso

Humans have a privileged, embodied way to explore the world of sounds, through vocal imitation. The Quantum Vocal Theory of Sounds (QVTS) starts from the assumption that any sound…

math.GM2020★ 19 cited

Knots, Music and DNA

Maria Mannone

Musical gestures connect the symbolic layer of the score to the physical layer of sound. I focus here on the mathematical theory of musical gestures, and I propose its generalizati…

cs.SD2020

A Quantum Vocal Theory of Sound

Davide Rocchesso, Maria Mannone

Concepts and formalism from acoustics are often used to exemplify quantum mechanics. Conversely, quantum mechanics could be used to achieve a new perspective on acoustics, as shown…

math.HO2020★ 15 cited

Quantum GestART: Identifying and Applying Correlations between Mathematics, Art, and Perceptual Organization

Maria Mannone, Federico Favali, Balandino Di Donato +1

Mathematics can help analyze the arts and inspire new artwork. Mathematics can also help make transformations from one artistic medium to another, considering exceptions and choice…