Gann's Anatomy by Dave Seidel
An augmented sonification of Kyle Gann's Anatomy of an Octave (the extant condensed version with 580 pitches) in the form of a catalogue piece. All 580 ratios are played against a 240Hz base pitch, one at a time from low to high with a duration of 7 seconds each, with additional chord tones derived from the frequencies (combination tones, Pythagorean means, etc.) using my Implication Organ instrument in Csound. I recommend downloading before listening to get the highest quality sound.
Thanks to Kyle for his work, and for giving me the go-ahead to publish this piece and approving the title.
For more information about the list of ratios, see Kyle's excellent book The Arithmetic of Listening. Also, listen to his music!
More on the Implication Organ: github.com/DaveSeidel/music-sr…r/implication-organ
Image: The Dove, No. 14 by Hilma af Klint.
Tracklist
| 1. | Gann's Anatomy | 67:40 |
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CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.Tags
Microtonal electronic and electroacoustic music. Long tones (mostly), slow paces (usually), and an emphasis on sonority.