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The future of music may not lie entirely with music itself, but rather in the way it
encourages and extends, rather than limits, the aspirations and ideals of
people, in the way that it makes itself a part with the finer things that humanity
does and dreams of.
CHARLES IVES, American Composer

MUSIC AND SCIENCE

Nothing but Music: The Essentials of Superstring Theory.         Brian Greene
Music has long since provided the metaphors of choice for those puzzling over questions of cosmic concern. From the ancient Pythagorean 'music of the spheres' to the 'harmonies of nature' that have guided inquiry through the ages, we have collectively sought the song of nature in the gentle wanderings of celestial bodies and the riotous fulminations of subatomic particles. With the discovery of superstring theory, musical metaphors take on a startling reality, for the theory suggests that the microscopic landscape is suffused with tiny strings whose vibrational patterns orchestrate the evolution of the cosmos....

RHYTHM:
Rhythm may be defined as the pulsing or flowing of music in time. Whether it be in the lively movement
of a popular dance, the subtle flow of a Gregorian Chant, or the complex patterns of a contemporary   composition, rhythm is a force that...registers quickly   and directly.
A famous pianist/conductor once said, "In the   beginning was rhythm".
Certainly it is the most basic musical element. Rhythm moves us strongly not only because it is a part  of music but because it is rooted in nature and life.  The sun rises and sets, day follows night,
the tides rise and fall in regularly repeated patterns. The human body itself functions rhythmically: breathing, walking, and the throbbing of the heart   provide the most fundamental of all musical    rhythms... 
...from the writings of composer Ellie Siegmiester...