"Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, new study finds." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 02 / 240227130746.htm (accessed February 20, 2026).

The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras proposed a mathematical argument for what music sounds best to the ear: According to legend, he said listeners preferred music with chords adhering to perfect ...

An ancient Greek belief about the most pleasing combinations of musical notes – often attributed to the philosopher Pythagoras – doesn’t actually reflect the way people around the world appreciate ...

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