Teasing the Korean Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Heard this on the radio in the early 1990s. It runs about 20 or 30 minutes. Here is how it works: A synthesizer or oscillator of some sort is set on a slow, steady upward glissando from the lowest note you can hear to the highest note you can hear. The span from lowest to highest note slowly occurs over the entire duration of the piece. As soon as the glissando instrument hits the midway point between two pitches, another synthesizer anticipates the next pitch. So, when the glissando is in the cracks between C and C#, the other is hitting the C#. As the glissando approaches the target note, you hear the speed of the vibrations slow down. Eventually, they meet on C#. Then the glissando passes C#. When it gets to the midway point, the other keyboard hits a D. As the glissando approaches the D, you hear the speed of the vibrations slow down. Eventually, they meet on D. The glissando passes D... And so on… This continues until the pitches reach the fringe of our hearing range. I have looked for this piece for a long time. I hope someone knows what this is. It is an incredibly hypnotic experience Apologies if my description is vague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Maybe something by Alvin Lucier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 6 hours ago, 7/4 said: Maybe something by Alvin Lucier? I had wondered if it might be "Music for Piano with Slow Sweep Pure Wave Oscillators" but it is not. I will see what else I can find. Thanks for your interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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