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Radio 4,21 May 2013,30 mins

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Professor Robert Winston looks at music with a scientist's eye in a series which seeks to fully understand our relationship with the power of sound. In this edition, Professor Winston explores the logic, engineering and physics underlying the musical sounds we hear. Why do some notes sound good together? And are we really simply seeking patterns when we listen to music?

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