Piece for Euler

I put this together for Euler's tricentennial, then forgot what day it
was. It's still April 15th where and when I'm sending it, though.

In 300-edo, as a chain of alternating 700 and 704 cent fifths. Based
on a non-mathematical impression of a page of Euler's formula.

The theme is from Per Nørgård's infinity series
(http://www.pernoergaard.dk/eng/strukturer/uendelig/uindhold.html),
starting on the second note, using the fifth as the generating
interval.

I had a lot more I wanted to say about this, and three more movements
I wanted to put with it, but this as it is is something I enjoy
listening to, which is enough.

http://rozencrantz.googlepages.com/Euler1-Abstract.mp3

--Tristan
http://dolor-sit-amet.deviantart.com

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Rozencrantz the Sane"
<rozencrantz@...> wrote:

> The theme is from Per N?d's infinity series
> (http://www.pernoergaard.dk/eng/strukturer/uendelig/uindhold.html),
> starting on the second note, using the fifth as the generating
> interval.

I took a look at this site, and was left with a
question: what in hell is the "infinity series"??

> http://rozencrantz.googlepages.com/Euler1-Abstract.mp3

Thanks, I'll take a listen.

On 4/16/07, Gene Ward Smith <genewardsmith@...> wrote:
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Rozencrantz the Sane"
> <rozencrantz@...> wrote:

> I took a look at this site, and was left with a
> question: what in hell is the "infinity series"??

It's just a piece of pre-compositional material, like a scale or a
row. In this case, it's a series of numbers that can be mapped onto
notes however you like. I don't know if there's anything I can say
about it that the site doesn't say better.

It has an entry in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences
http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/A004718

--Tristan
http://dolor-sit-amet.deviantart.com

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Rozencrantz the Sane"
<rozencrantz@...> wrote:

> I don't know if there's anything I can say
> about it that the site doesn't say better.
>
> It has an entry in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences
> http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/A004718

Thanks--the above is *way* better than the site, which
didn't even tell me it was an integer sequence, let along
give the recurrence relationship.

Mostly I just threw that line into the email as a guard against
accusations of plagiarism. I liked the melody I used enough to use it,
but I felt like I had to say where I got it, since I didn't strictly
write it myself. Other than that it has nothing to do with the piece.
The melody itself isn't even that important to the overall sound of
it.

On 4/17/07, Gene Ward Smith <genewardsmith@...> wrote:
> --- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Rozencrantz the Sane"
> <rozencrantz@...> wrote:
>
> > I don't know if there's anything I can say
> > about it that the site doesn't say better.
> >
> > It has an entry in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences
> > http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/A004718
>
> Thanks--the above is *way* better than the site, which
> didn't even tell me it was an integer sequence, let along
> give the recurrence relationship.

--Tristan
http://dolor-sit-amet.deviantart.com