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Could it be that this represents a system for generating music? - Maruyama Toru - 15-10-2026

Hello, everyone.

I would like to share a new hypothesis based on my own research and a visual analysis of the illustrations found in the manuscript.

My hypothesis is that the Voynich Manuscript may visualize concepts and mechanisms for generating something new.

This may relate to counterpoint, not merely as the combination of independent melodies, but as a process in which motifs are transformed, connected, and developed into new musical material.

The plant illustrations, for example, may represent the combination of different elements to generate new motifs. This is a possibility worth exploring.

I have posted further details and an outline of the underlying theory on my website.

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I would greatly appreciate any constructive feedback, opinions, or even critical perspectives you might have regarding this musical interpretation.
Thank you!

RE: Could it be that this represents a system for generating music? - pjburkshire - 15-10-2026

I think it is very unlikely that the Voynich Manuscript has anything to do with music but if following this path makes you happy -- go for it.  I think there is a video on YouTube with this idea that it is music.

RE: Could it be that this represents a system for generating music? - Oscroft - 15-10-2026

(Yesterday, 06:26 PM)pjburkshire wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I think there is a video on YouTube with this idea that it is music.
This is the one I know (though it's a bit long). He decided it's a women's medical manual, encompassing singing and chanting. And he has another couple on the same channel where he gets a choir to sing from it...

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RE: Could it be that this represents a system for generating music? - Maruyama Toru - 15-10-2026

(Yesterday, 06:41 PM)Oscroft wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
(Yesterday, 06:26 PM)pjburkshire wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I think there is a video on YouTube with this idea that it is music.
This is the one I know (though it's a bit long). He decided it's a women's medical manual, encompassing singing and chanting. And he has another couple on the same channel where he gets a choir to sing from it...

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I am aware of that.

What I am referring to is not the music itself, but rather the theory used to create that music.

RE: Could it be that this represents a system for generating music? - Oscroft - 16-10-2026

(Yesterday, 07:18 PM)Maruyama Toru wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
(Yesterday, 06:41 PM)Oscroft wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
(Yesterday, 06:26 PM)pjburkshire wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I think there is a video on YouTube with this idea that it is music.
This is the one I know (though it's a bit long). He decided it's a women's medical manual, encompassing singing and chanting. And he has another couple on the same channel where he gets a choir to sing from it...

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I am aware of that.

What I am referring to is not the music itself, but rather the theory used to create that music.

Yes, that does seem to be the gaping hole in Dr Plioplys' theory. He went straight from deciding it's something to do with music, to some finished pieces for his choir to sing - with no real explanation of the process (as far as I can remember - I don't feel like spending another hour watching it again Cool). I really don't know if anyone else has developed similar ideas further, but I couldn't find anything after watching that one. Good luck - it'll be interesting to see where you might be able to go with it.

RE: Could it be that this represents a system for generating music? - Maruyama Toru - 16-10-2026

Thanks!

I’ve also completed some new analyses regarding the images, and the findings are quite shocking—especially the revelation that the plants might actually be artificial!

I’ll let you know once I’ve updated the page.

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