Music, the Guide © Wayne Roberts.
Acrylic on two canvas panels,
overall dimensions 180cm (h) x 240cm (w)
When we hear a piece of music or composed them, in many case don't know or attention to special recipes or mathematical patterns that exist in them;
ok, it is normal, but do you know any person who applies this rule in contrary patterns? (Wants to convert natural or mathematical patterns to music),
One of them is Daniel Cummerow, according to his recipe each of notes in musical scale assumed to one digit in 1-8,
Suppose that 1 = do, 2 = re, 3 = mi, 4 = fa, 5 = sol, 6 = la, 7 = ti, 8 = do* (one octave higher),
Then he tried composed a pi tune. (Pi is the number you get when you divide a circle's circumference by its diameter.)
So he composed this piece:
mi, do, fa, do, sol, sol, re, la, sol, mi, sol, do*, do*, ti, ti, mi, re, mi, do*, fa, la, re, la, fa, mi, mi, do*, mi, re, ti, ti, sol, rest, re do*, do*, fa, do, do, ti, do, la, la.
You can play this piece in any rhythm or harmony and dynamic that you like!
Of course there is many of this pieces in nature,
Can you hear them?
2 comments:
strange feeling about this. have you ever played this piece? do you really beleive in mathematic aspect of music?
Mr. rolling_stone,
yes,I played this piece with 4/4 meter in C ;but it hasnt finish;
about second question I 'll write an article,
thank you.
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