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Digital kaleidoscope art is a visual exploration of the beauty of symmetry and repetition.
Digital art kaleidoscope is a type of digital art that uses the principles of kaleidoscopes to create repeating patterns of images. These patterns can be created using a variety of software programs, and they can be used for a variety of purposes, such as decorative elements, backgrounds for websites or presentations, or standalone works of art.
Quick little string piece today, some practice in recontextualizing a melody. Both parts use the same melody, but with very different surrounding texture and context, giving both parts of the piece a different effect.
As always, these pieces are welcome for anyone and everyone to play! All I ask is that you share it with me, because I'd love to hear it done by live players!
The Hurdy-Gurdy Player (Le Joueur de Vielle) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Did you know that the hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument that has been around since the Middle Ages? Initially, it was used for sacred music, but over time, it became famous for playing popular and folk music.
It even found favour at the French court! Although it experienced a decline in popularity, it is currently experiencing a resurgence and can be found in various genres, from traditional folk to progressive rock and avant-garde music.
Interestingly, the reason for its name is unknown, but it is speculated that it may be related to the sound it produces.
Unlike other string instruments, the hurdy-gurdy creates sound by rubbing its strings with a rosined wheel. It also has drone strings that create a buzzing accompaniment to the tune, similar to bagpipes that create a buzzing accompaniment.
If you want to learn more about the hurdy-gurdy, click the link here.
LECTURE 15: THE BARDS OF POP: If you haven’t seen the 1968 animated film YELLOW SUBMARINE, you’re in store for a trippy cultural experience. It’s definitely an uneven work of cinema, but one of its better moments is this scene matched to “Eleanor Rigby,” Paul’s haunting 1966 song about alienation, unfulfilled expectations and, ultimately, death. In other words, it’s about as UN-BEATLEMANIA as you can get! Interestingly, The Beatles did not play any of the instruments on this track. Instead, George Martin hired a string octet, which featuring four violins, to furnish the musical accompaniment. The song was recorded on April 28 and 29, and June 6, 1966. A song expressing deep empathy with lonely elderly women was unheard of in rock music at the time. In 2008, Paul told an interviewer for Observer Music Monthly what inspired him to write the unforgettable song "These lonely old ladies were something I knew about growing up, and that was what 'Eleanor Rigby' was about - the fact that she died and nobody really noticed. I knew this went on."
Strings again today, this one featuring the second violin. I experimented with some ways to use glissandi as a melodic device rather than an effect, and I think it turned into a neat motivic idea for the work. I also played a bit with doublings, at the octave, fourth, and fifth.
As always, these pieces are welcome for anyone and everyone to play! All I ask is that you share it with me, because I'd love to hear it done by live players!