New piece: The Gemini Nebula

Hi all,

I just posted a new thing called "The Gemini Nebula" at http://mysterybear.net/article/9/the-gemini-nebula. It's another one based on a set of pitches first explored by La Monte Young. Hope you enjoy, comments are always welcome.

- Dave

--
Dave Seidel
[blog] http://superluminal.com/dave/weblog
[music] http://mysterybear.net

On Monday 31 January 2005 09:26 am, Dave Seidel wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just posted a new thing called "The Gemini Nebula" at
> http://mysterybear.net/article/9/the-gemini-nebula. It's another one
> based on a set of pitches first explored by La Monte Young. Hope you
> enjoy, comments are always welcome.
>
> - Dave

Dave-

Listening now, and enjoying it! What a trip!

Best,
--
Aaron Krister Johnson
http://www.akjmusic.com
http://www.dividebypi.com

Thanks, Aaron!

- Dave

Aaron K. Johnson wrote:
> On Monday 31 January 2005 09:26 am, Dave Seidel wrote:
> >>Hi all,
>>
>>I just posted a new thing called "The Gemini Nebula" at
>>http://mysterybear.net/article/9/the-gemini-nebula. It's another one
>>based on a set of pitches first explored by La Monte Young. Hope you
>>enjoy, comments are always welcome.
>>
>>- Dave
> > > Dave-
> > Listening now, and enjoying it! What a trip!
> > Best,

Dave Seidel wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I just posted a new thing called "The Gemini Nebula" at >http://mysterybear.net/article/9/the-gemini-nebula. It's another one >based on a set of pitches first explored by La Monte Young. Hope you >enjoy, comments are always welcome.
>
>- Dave
>
>
> *Background & Technical Details*
>
> Young�s /Prime Time Twins/ is one of his continuous sine-tone > installations. The twins of the title refer to pairs of numbers called > �twin primes�: prime numbers that have a difference of two, such as 37 > and 39. 39 = 3 x 13.

--
* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db

Thanks David, I think I meant to say 137 and 139. I'll fix that right away.

- Dave

David Beardsley wrote:
> Dave Seidel wrote:
> > >>Hi all,
>>
>>I just posted a new thing called "The Gemini Nebula" at >>http://mysterybear.net/article/9/the-gemini-nebula. It's another one >>based on a set of pitches first explored by La Monte Young. Hope you >>enjoy, comments are always welcome.
>>
>>- Dave
>>
>>
>> *Background & Technical Details*
>>
>>Young�s /Prime Time Twins/ is one of his continuous sine-tone >>installations. The twins of the title refer to pairs of numbers called >>�twin primes�: prime numbers that have a difference of two, such as 37 >>and 39. > > > 39 = 3 x 13.
>

Hello, everyone, and congratulations to Dave Seidel for _The Gemini
Nebula_, a composition that was for me a trip in interstellar space,
with an absorbing and contemplative sonic environment including an
element of what I would call consonant beating.

One reaction: "Wouldn't this make a great musical environment for one
of those planetarium shows I enjoyed as a child?" -- and I mean that
as a deep compliment, Dave, because your piece evokes both beauty and
wonder.

Thank you, Dave, also for the notes: it's interesting how the "twins"
you selected cluster at the two ends of the octave, and one type of
astronomical nebula can describe a galaxy (e.g. the Andromeda
Nebula). Another possible association might be the diffuse
"nebulosity" resulting when starlight is seen through interstellar
dust, and this was one of the images your music might suggest, as if
we were travelling through such a region (e.g. the Great Nebula in
Orion).

These are my first impressions: again, I found the piece different,
engaging, nicely consonant with its title, and beautiful.

Most appreciatively,

Margo Schulter
mschulter@...

Thanks for the very kind words, Margo. I'm happy that the piece provoked that imagery for you. A related thought: when I listen to it, it reminds me somehow of the signals monitored by the SETI project -- or maybe of the kind of signal they would *like* to find! Wouldn't it make sense for an advanced civilization to make use of simple materials like these (sine waves and intervals based on prime numbers) in order to communicate their intelligence in a way that is based on objective numerical properties? :-)

- Dave

Margo Schulter wrote:
> Hello, everyone, and congratulations to Dave Seidel for _The Gemini
> Nebula_, a composition that was for me a trip in interstellar space,
> with an absorbing and contemplative sonic environment including an
> element of what I would call consonant beating.
> > One reaction: "Wouldn't this make a great musical environment for one
> of those planetarium shows I enjoyed as a child?" -- and I mean that
> as a deep compliment, Dave, because your piece evokes both beauty and
> wonder.
> > Thank you, Dave, also for the notes: it's interesting how the "twins"
> you selected cluster at the two ends of the octave, and one type of
> astronomical nebula can describe a galaxy (e.g. the Andromeda
> Nebula). Another possible association might be the diffuse
> "nebulosity" resulting when starlight is seen through interstellar
> dust, and this was one of the images your music might suggest, as if
> we were travelling through such a region (e.g. the Great Nebula in
> Orion).
> > These are my first impressions: again, I found the piece different,
> engaging, nicely consonant with its title, and beautiful.
> > Most appreciatively,
> > Margo Schulter
> mschulter@...
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