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Resonant Thoughts: Brian Eno On Moire Patterns In Music
“A Moiré pattern is an interference pattern produced by overlaying similar but slightly offset templates. A simple example is obtained by taking two identical ruled transparent sheets of plastic, superposing them, and rotating one about its center as the other is held fixed.” – wolfram.com “Now a moire pattern… is actually a very good analog… Continue reading
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Art About Music: Simeon Solomon’s “A prelude by Bach” (1868)
This photo was submitted by my friend (and brettworks blog reader) Talia. She notes: “Simeon Solomon’s life and work seem pretty interesting. I’m not quite into Victorian art, but this gathering reminds me of playing easy Bach pieces for family members. And maybe it looks even more interesting in the age of social distancing.” Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Donella H. Meadow’s Guidelines for Living in a World of Systems
Get the beat of the system. Expose your mental models to the light of day. Honor, respect, and distribute information. Use language with care and enrich it with systems concepts. Pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable. Made feedback policies for feedback systems. Go for the good of the whole. Listen… Continue reading
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From Fretting To Positioning To Encounter Interestingness
I used to fret about how I would begin a musical project. My way out of this quandary was to make recordings based on a single sound sample—a Tibetan singing bowl for Singing Bowl Music, Tibetan finger cymbals for Finger Cymbal Music, a Thai gong for Gong Music, crotales for Organ and Crotales Music, and… Continue reading
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Brett’s Sound Picks: R Beny’s “Alpenglow” (2020)
(Parts almost going out of sync, but pulsing together.) (Brett’s Sound Picks 2020) Continue reading
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