Magnificent and inspiring, thanks for posting. Edward Childs +1 802 794-3589
On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 11:22 AM Sampo Syreeni <de...@iki.fi> wrote: > So, you can think about interference, and maybe you can even hear some > of its effects when you add a wave or two together in a DAW. However, > there's nothing better to teach you about its *emotive* and *intuitive* > qualities than just hearing it out, via a proper neoclassical > composition in its funky rhythm. The beating of a living rhythm, as > opposed to just a sterile soundwave. The slow one you could almost dance > to — except in here, some dark motherfucker in hir dearth decided not to > quite make the the rhythm coincide. > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3D5LoUm-5Fr7It8&d=DwIDaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=0KP05IfooxNI4bMGut-bPuTz-AcYSE9CikYPml9tIuk&m=uS8j6IbnRdg2Qwt7bqns2ZjzK-_D6J-R_bt6eIjlXx-EoAMVEE8j5FELd4S8b3-4&s=EWex40aFgRk-HpYfD0WbKtrPOiQV8eMHi2BCgRh6x5k&e= > > Mind the penal sound which you'd obviously think is the constant > metronome. Yet it's not. Even early into the composition the > percussionist is forced to take half a beat of, and go off-beat. Then, > at some measures further, take it back. > > Further into the work, that 180 binary phase modulation will go further > in many ways. There are trioles and and maybe even quintoles flying > around, free drumming. But the most insidious thing is that at one > point, a leading quarter pause is introduced, making the whole of the > work desynchronize a bit. So now half of the orchestra is playing > off-beat just-so. Except that those nominal half-pauses are then > reintroduced, so that the total number of beats actually revolves around > in interference, for a *truly* long time of multiple seconds. > > Once you hear it, it's mindblowing. Especially that an orchestra can > actually do that. Even The BBC Symphony Orchestra, as a whole. > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3D5LoUm-5Fr7It8&d=DwIDaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=0KP05IfooxNI4bMGut-bPuTz-AcYSE9CikYPml9tIuk&m=uS8j6IbnRdg2Qwt7bqns2ZjzK-_D6J-R_bt6eIjlXx-EoAMVEE8j5FELd4S8b3-4&s=EWex40aFgRk-HpYfD0WbKtrPOiQV8eMHi2BCgRh6x5k&e= > > Even if clearly off-topic, I believe this kind of listening to manifest, > shocking acoustical phenomena might help people on-list hone their ears > better. > > Also, make your kids list to this one. Teach the. Because when they > finally hear the beating, as opposed to a regular short beat additional > or divisional polyrhythm, they'll go "ah!", and then off to do something > much more useful. Seriously, this shit is pedagogic/didactic, even if > it's only about "art". > -- > Sampo Syreeni, aka decoy - de...@iki.fi, > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__decoy.iki.fi_front&d=DwIDaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=0KP05IfooxNI4bMGut-bPuTz-AcYSE9CikYPml9tIuk&m=uS8j6IbnRdg2Qwt7bqns2ZjzK-_D6J-R_bt6eIjlXx-EoAMVEE8j5FELd4S8b3-4&s=qqzRh1Y8A2-2bpUhDg3G534QGXAZIOW92q73h_8m6Lc&e= > +358-40-3751464, 025E D175 ABE5 027C 9494 EEB0 E090 8BA9 0509 85C2
