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Knuth: Fantasia Apocalyptica

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Re: Knuth: Fantasia Apocalyptica

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joshmarlow wrote: post #10
internaut wrote: post #8

This is cool. The organ is infrequently used because it is so huge but if you want high drama it's the right tool for the job. Interstellar on church organ is intense. Feel inspired here: https://youtu.be/zg5QMysuSYg

This is awesome, thank you for sharing. Is there any kind of genre or name associated with epic organ music?

Dramatic music has deep roots in our classical tradition. It is something that is richly influenced by culture which is interesting.

A typical example is Carmina Burana, which qualifies as the 'most damn German thing ever' to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFSK0ogeg4

It's not exclusively about the pipe organ but think people on Youtube refer to examples of it as 'Epic Music', often inspired by visuals from film or gaming. If you search 'epic music' there are a huge number of channels dedicated to it.

Here's a Japanese example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7HL5wYqAbU

And the most famous example from my country:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0v_pu6miJ8

Re: Knuth: Fantasia Apocalyptica

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Post by Allower »

inputcoffee wrote: post #6
45h34jh53k4j wrote: post #5

Sir Isaac Newton wasted much of his life trying to inject religion into his science. Ultimately it was for nil, as the concept of God has no place in science. Cute, but trying to draw meaning in numbers derived from millennia aged books is this same madness.

I think he is just doing it for fun though. Your criticism is akin to saying people shouldn't waste their time passing around a piece of rubber in a grassy field.

its disturbing when we see brilliant minds wasting their efforts on meaningless pursuits. Who cares if morons toss rubber in a grassy field, but if it was Elon Musk playing football for many hours, we might have reason for concern.

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Post by inimino »

45h34jh53k4j wrote: post #5

Sir Isaac Newton wasted much of his life trying to inject religion into his science. Ultimately it was for nil, as the concept of God has no place in science. Cute, but trying to draw meaning in numbers derived from millennia aged books is this same madness.

And who are you to criticize?

Re: Knuth: Fantasia Apocalyptica

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Post by kej »

athenot wrote: post #7

> 2) I also spell some things out by using Morse code. For instance, the rhythm "dash dot dash" in measures 12, 13, 16, 17, etc. of Chapter 1 is Morse code for "invitation to transmit". As a software engineer who is Catholic and appreciates puns, I find this to be pure gold. This is a very complex piece and I expect many renditions and adaptations will arise out of it, both in the classical/traditional circles as wel…

If you haven't read them, you would probably also like his 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated and Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About.

Re: Knuth: Fantasia Apocalyptica

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Post by ksenzee »

inimino wrote: post #13
adia wrote: post #12

Interesting (but not surprising, really) that the typeset score was produced with Sibelius and not LilyPond or something similar.

Can you elaborate?

Not the OP, but LilyPond is a TeX-like music editor. Sibelius is a WYSIWYG editor. One might expect the author of TeX to prefer a similar approach to typesetting music. Like the OP, though, I don't find it surprising. Writing in your native language is relatively easy. Writing music is a lot harder, especially for an amateur (like me). Using the most intuitive software available is probably a good idea.
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