Music and Astronomy

Foreword.- Preface.- ToC.- Introduction.- The Universe Born of Sound.- Everything Is Number. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.- The Music of the Spheres in Kepler's Cosmos.- Musicians and Scientists.- From Newton to Einstein.- The Music of the Cosmos.- The Universe Is Teeming with Music.- Songs of the Space Race.- Space, the Music of the Spheres, and Movies.- Close Encounters of the Third Kind.- Conclusion.- Appendix.- Index of names.

Maurizio Agrò graduated in classical guitar. He obtained a degree in DAMS, specializing in Musicology, from the University of Turin, and a degree in Geophysics, with a focus on Astrophysics, from the University of Catania. He has held positions as a professor at the University of L'Aquila, professor of Mathematical Analysis for LEMS (Laboratory of Experimental Musical Electroacoustics) at Pesaro Conservatory, and professor at Teramo Conservatory. Additionally, he has lectured in Musicology at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Malaga (Spain) and conducted a Masterclass at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).He received a special mention from the Accademia dei Lincei for his work in Musicology. Agrò has delivered two conferences on "Music of the Spheres: Relations between Music and the Cosmos" for the Catania Astrophysical Observatory (INAF) and has presented numerous seminars at Italian universities. He has also contributed to the production of the program "Tommaso: il piacere di ragionare", conducted by Antonio Lubrano and directed by Andrea Dorigo, for RAI Educational. Furthermore, he has participated in the production of the radio program "Al Microfono" for Radio Tre RAI, under the supervision of Nicola Campogrande.



Agrò is the author of several publications, including the books: "Francesco Paolo Neglia, nella vita e nell'arte" (Firenze Atheneum, 2004), " L'antico Egitto e la musica" (Ananke, 2008), "Mentre la TV diceva... Mentre la TV cantava" (Parisi, 2004); and the essays: "Storia dell'Acustica," "La musica elettronica in Europa," "La musica elettronica in Italia" and others for the magazine Rassegna Musicale Curci (Milan).



His works have been featured in prominent newspapers such as L'Avvenire, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Suonare News, La Sicilia, as well as on radio channels including Radio 24, Rai Radio 1, Rai Radio 2, Rai Radio 3, and Deutschland Radio Kultur.