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STRUCTURAL SCALING IN BACH'S CELLO SUITE NO. 3

HARLAN J. BROTHERS

Director of Technology, The Country School, 341 Opening Hill Road, Madison, CT 06443, USA

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X0700337XCited by:7 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The Bourrée Part I from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No. 3 provides a clear example of structural scaling. The recursive form of this structure can be visualized in the manner of a well known fractal construction — the Cantor set.

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