Re: Xenakis clarification

> designed as (I think) a hyperbolic paraboloid, the same function being used
> also for string
> glissandi in Xenakis' Pithoprakta. Imagine the poor farmers who came to

Actually, Xenakis' _Metastasis_ was based on the lines/curves of the
Philips' Pavillion; _Pithoprakta_ was largely based on the motion of
gasses.

Cheers,

Jon Southwood
noj@cedar-rapids.net

Jon Southwood wrote:

> From: Jon Southwood <noj@cedar-rapids.net>
>
> > designed as (I think) a hyperbolic paraboloid, the same function being used
> > also for string
> > glissandi in Xenakis' Pithoprakta. Imagine the poor farmers who came to
>
> Actually, Xenakis' _Metastasis_ was based on the lines/curves of the
> Philips' Pavillion; _Pithoprakta_ was largely based on the motion of
> gasses.

I also understand that the shape on the floor was based on a cow stomach as
being the ideal acoustic shape!
-- Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island
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