The subject of rhythmic canons has been revivified by new concepts, coming from the field of music composition. The present article is a survey of the mathematical knowledge in this field, from the 1950’s to state of the art results. 1 What is this all about ? Paving the way 1.1 Rhythmic canons and tiling I was introduced to the fascinating subject of rhythmic canons by people working at the Ir...
