Playing the Skyline (BBC R4)

**MrGongGong** · 28-07-14, 17:10

Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post

Villa-Lobos composed a piece based on the New York skyline, so nothing particularly new there; and I'm willing to bet that this has not been acknowledged.

It slightly annoyed me that it didn't reference this and the many others who have done the same thing (not just me !

I did some Swiss Mountains here last year with some students and know many others who have done similar things) both in sonification using electronics and with acoustic instruments etc etc
I guess that's how one gets on the media though to make out that something is a "new" idea
BUT
always good to have more of this kind of stuff

I was a bit puzzled by Anna Merdith's piece as she seemed not to "play the skyline" but make a piece about a bridge which was interesting musically but something else entirely IMV

There is also this

City Music by Akko Goldenbeld | Dezeen

http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/24/dezeen-screen-city-music-by-akko-goldenbeld/

Dutch Design Week 2011: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Akko Goldenbeld has made a model of the city that plays the piano. The towers in the city centre make louder sounds than the low villas in the south as buildings on the revolving wooden cylinder set little hammers in motion to play the piano keys. Photo is by René van

and many other things like it

Playing the Skyline (BBC R4)

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