Commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony, USA, 2018.

​

Music can be described as the art of sonic patterns, while mathematics can be described as the science of numerical patterns. I have developed methods for counting and classifying musical patterns to thoroughly explore the possibilities of musical materials. Some of these patterns present very interesting symmetries that make them memorable, generating a wide range of affective possibilities.

​

In music, we find two types of symmetry. The first is called radial symmetry and occurs in scales that, when rotated on their radius, combine without completing a full revolution. The second is called axial symmetry and occurs in scales that have an axis that divides them into two identical halves.

​

Radioaxial was composed using radially and axially symmetrical chords and scales.