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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…
I really enjoyed these 3 together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOSfM2V8EkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB7NxVpskI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmKWkiDAm5k Great atmosphere. Makes me think of a good video game soundtrack. Interestingly they don't sound good if you only play 2 of them, you need all 3 to pull the harmony together.
I'll save time for anyone who just wanted to play the videos mentioned above from the linked page. A4, B2, C4
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…
> 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 So they missed the opportunity to call this "In B#".
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> 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 So they missed the opportunity to call this "In B#".
"In Bb" that is?
I assume B# was intentional in that comment.
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.
What suggests that you shouldn't like it?
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I'll save time for anyone who just wanted to play the videos mentioned above from the linked page. A4, B2, C4
Interesting, my first interpretation was letters for rows and numbers for columns, but apparently you noted it the other way around.
Can someone please explain why does this work? Did they agree what everyone would be playing? I am not a musician, but it seems like tempos and time signatures do not match. Or is the whole point that they didn't agree to anything upfront and it still somehow works? Are they all actually playing in B-flat?
To answer your question, let's consider the ways in which the videos do _not_ work together: - They're not playing in the same tempo - They're not playing the same note lengths - They're not necessarily playing notes in the same chords It's somewhat analogous to sitting down at a piano, holding down the sustain pedal (so that all the notes played ring out for a long time), and just playing notes in the same key. (Say…
Can someone please explain why does this work? Did they agree what everyone would be playing? I am not a musician, but it seems like tempos and time signatures do not match. Or is the whole point that they didn't agree to anything upfront and it still somehow works? Are they all actually playing in B-flat?
To answer your question, let's consider the ways in which the videos do _not_ work together: - They're not playing in the same tempo - They're not playing the same note lengths - They're not necessarily playing notes in the same chords It's somewhat analogous to sitting down at a piano, holding down the sustain pedal (so that all the notes played ring out for a long time), and just playing notes in the same key. (Say…