Visualmotive Blog » minimalism http://blog.visualmotive.com Thoughts on maps and visualization Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:18:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Steve Reich, Pulses http://blog.visualmotive.com/2009/steve-reich-pulses/ http://blog.visualmotive.com/2009/steve-reich-pulses/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:30 +0000 Chris Mueller http://blog.visualmotive.com/?p=147 Steve Reich - "Pulses", visualized with Python and the Echo Nest APISteve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians. The first section, “Pulses” is visualized above using custom Python scripts. Analysis of the music is provided by the Echo Nest API. [audio:http://www.digischool.nl/ckv1/studiew/dubbelgangers/reich/reich.mp3|loader=0x9900ff] See also, Song Visualizations with Echo Nest.]]> Steve Reich - "Pulses", visualized with Python and the Echo Nest API

Steve Reich - "Pulses"

Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians. The first section, “Pulses” is visualized above using custom Python scripts. Analysis of the music is provided by the Echo Nest API.

[audio:http://www.digischool.nl/ckv1/studiew/dubbelgangers/reich/reich.mp3|loader=0x9900ff]

See also, Song Visualizations with Echo Nest.

]]> http://blog.visualmotive.com/2009/steve-reich-pulses/feed/ 3 Arvo Pärt http://blog.visualmotive.com/2009/arvo-part/ http://blog.visualmotive.com/2009/arvo-part/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:11:43 +0000 Chris Mueller http://blog.visualmotive.com/?p=3 Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s Tabula Rasa surprises us for its apparent simplicity yet forceful emotional content. Tabula Rasa features two violins, piano, and orchestra. Linked here is the 4th section.]]> Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s Tabula Rasa surprises us for its apparent simplicity yet forceful emotional content. Tabula Rasa features two violins, piano, and orchestra. Linked here is the 4th section.

[audio:http://www.thegnosticoracle.com/MP3s/Tabula_Rasa.mp3|loader=0x9900ff]

The composer describes his music as tintinnabuli, or a ringing of the bells. His influences range from neoclassical to medieval chant to Schoenberg and the 20th century minimalists. Attempts to categorize Pärt trend to sacred- or holy-minimalism; his work often contains Christian motivation and text and is rhythmically simple and often mathematically derived. He was born in 1935.

Thanks to @neverett for the recommendation.

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