Golden Ratio in Sound Structures of Béla Bartók's Works
Golden Ratio in Sound Structures of Béla Bartók's Works

Summary/Abstract: In music, the golden ratio can appear in various ways, being found in the construction of instruments, in musical architectures or in the raw material of the music, the sound or rhythmic structures used. Thus, the forms of the golden section report, more precisely the numerical values of the Fibonacci sequence, can be noticed within the sound organizations by correlating these elements expressed numerically with corresponding elements specific to the art of sounds. Such a relationship can be made starting from the semitone content of the musical intervals whose joining, which respects the indicated proportions, can generate sound modes or structures that correspond to the musical golden ratio. Interesting sound structures are born in this way based on a special type of sound relationship, which opens a new perspective of harmony and reveals a special way of organizing proportions at the musical level.

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