Kees (Cornelis) van Prooijen (born 7 August 1952) is a creator of computer art. [1] Although it does not bear his name, he independently discovered the Bohlen-Pierce scale, [2] [3] a non- octave-repeating scale based on the tritave and spectra containing odd harmonics, in 1978. Van Prooijen came across the scale through an investigation of continued fractions. [4] [5] [6]
He also invented the Kees height, or an "expressibility" measure for complexity of just intonation pitch classes. [7] [8]
Kees (Cornelis) van Prooijen (born 7 August 1952) is a creator of computer art. [1] Although it does not bear his name, he independently discovered the Bohlen-Pierce scale, [2] [3] a non- octave-repeating scale based on the tritave and spectra containing odd harmonics, in 1978. Van Prooijen came across the scale through an investigation of continued fractions. [4] [5] [6]
He also invented the Kees height, or an "expressibility" measure for complexity of just intonation pitch classes. [7] [8]