New Journal Chemistry, 2008, 32, 571

Music of the elements

Santiago Alvarez

Do the chemical elements, Mendeleev or the Periodic Table play any role in the world of
music? Here are a few preliminary notes for an answer to that question, maybe just the
tip of an iceberg. Some suggestions are offered on music that is worth listening to,
although some of the works commented on may require more of a good sense of
humour than musical sensibility from the reader.