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David Clampitt

Computer Science · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1989
semigroups and automata theoryMusicology and Musical AnalysisMusic Technology and Sound StudiesPhonetics and Phonology ResearchMathematical Dynamics and Fractals

Publications

37

Citations

621

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

38

Publishing since 1989

Research summary
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David Clampitt works at the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and music theory, applying combinatorics and formal language theory (the study of symbolic sequences and their structural patterns) to analyze musical scales, modes, and tuning systems. His work often connects abstract mathematical objects like Sturmian and Christoffel words (special sequences studied in combinatorics) to musical structures such as diatonic scales and major-minor tonality. This research is aimed at formalizing music theory using tools from discrete mathematics and computer science.

Mathematical music theoryCombinatorics on words (Sturmian/Christoffel sequences)Scale and mode structures in tonal systemsAutomata and algebraic transformations in musicComputational approaches to musicology

Publication output was more active around 2017-2018 with five papers each year, but has slowed considerably since 2019, with sporadic single-paper years and some years with no output.

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Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 5 publications5172018: 5 publications5182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication20212022: 2 publications22232024: 1 publication24252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Lecture notes in computer science×7
  • Journal of Mathematics and Music×4
  • WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks×1
  • Computational music science×1
  • Theoretical Computer Science×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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