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Really lovely idea and brilliant execution. For people who don't get the reference, one of the defining pieces of the Minimalist movement in 20th century music[1] was "In C" by Terry Riley[2]. Minimalist pieces often (but don't always) include elements of non-determinsm like in this. [1] Minimalism here doesn't mean "not many notes" it means deliberately restricting the range of harmonic and rhythmic materials availa…
Really lovely idea and brilliant execution. For people who don't get the reference, one of the defining pieces of the Minimalist movement in 20th century music[1] was "In C" by Terry Riley[2]. Minimalist pieces often (but don't always) include elements of non-determinsm like in this. [1] Minimalism here doesn't mean "not many notes" it means deliberately restricting the range of harmonic and rhythmic materials availa…
Also reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po%C3%A8me_symphonique
I remember showing this to a roommate's mom over a decade ago. She wondered aloud if it was like The Emperor's New Clothes or if we simply didn't understand music well enough to know why we shouldn't enjoy this. I still like it, whatever it says about me.
To me, it's a bit similar to Skrillex or Rite of Spring, both of which I like almost completely because of their texture. If you like it, if you don't, that's fine -- no need to be prescriptivist about it. At the end of the day it's all just vibrations.
Doesn't run on mobile, which is fine not everything has to. But could someone describe the page for those of us who can't right now?
Doesn't run on mobile, which is fine not everything has to. But could someone describe the page for those of us who can't right now?
It's a grid of youtube embeds linking videos of people playing simple, improvised sequences in Bb on different instruments. They can be played in different orders, combinations and overlaps to create different textures.
Doesn't run on mobile, which is fine not everything has to. But could someone describe the page for those of us who can't right now?
It reminds me (presumably intentionally) of Terry Riley's "In C" in which any number of musicians on any instruments perform together on stage. All following the same tempo, they each have a set of music giving several dozen short sequences of notes. They each, individually, decide when to come in, how many times to repeat each sequence, and when to move on to the next sequence. As the piece continues, the soundscape is constantly evolving in an unpredictable way, but always in tune with each other and pleasant in its harmony. Each time it's performed, even by all the same musicians, then, it sounds different, yet the same. It's a really fascinating piece and if you get the chance to see it performed live, I highly recommend it, because it's a lot of fun to watch the musicians themselves experience the performance and feed off each other.
Check out this YouTube search for a variety of live performances: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=in+c+live
I am deeply offended by the key of Bb.