(WIP, draft version)
Introduction
Literature Review
1. General
1.1 Basic Concept of Sound
1.2 Basic Concept of Color
1.3 Conclusion
1.4 Comparison
2. Harmony
2.1 Harmony
2.2 Major Chords
2.3 Chords Extension
3. Case Study
3.1 Case Study3.2 Application
Reference
It is an interesting peripatetic study on color and sound, around the main road, where I am seeking balance out of order. However, the way to seek the origin takes me back to other curiosities that are far away from the track.
Initially, I just re-read a book on the theory of color written by Itten. The author compares color to music, which repeatedly piqued my curiosity about their connection. There are indeed many similarities between them (the history also shows such overlap, as with Newton and Helmholtz). As for the music, there are many scientific theories, especially about chords; however, in color, nothing. Therefore, my initial interest is to study color through music theory.
Actually, inspired by the visualization of partials in how they build timbre, I completed my preliminary visualization of tone around a month ago, within a week or two. However, later, it has made no further progress since then. Because I have gradually been off track.
To examine if my methodology is reliable, I returned to the history of color and music to collect and compare with the shoulders of giants. But soon, I returned to the real concept of harmony to examine whether the color should be vertical or horizontal. Harmony is a very worthy word that deserves a deep study; most importantly, it is highly related to balance.
To figure out “Harmony,” I looked at the history of Western Music, and then, surely, I returned to its origin in Ancient Greece. I read the foundation book, Elements of Harmonics, written by Aristoxenus.
I had paused it for around two weeks. Then, I was seeking how the polyphony emerged. But now, I am taking a journey through Ancient Greek Philosophy.
Therefore, the writing is non-linear.
2026.2.13