The string quartet is the musical symbol par excellence of the old aristocracy. Hollywood knows this when it employs one diagetically to signal the assembly of VIPs. People who want a "classy" (i.e. bourgeois) wedding will often use a string quartet. From it's birth in
I'm composing a movement for string quartet using algorithms and I've used Perlin noise to create continuous change in a natural, smooth, and unpredictable way. I'm not quite satisfied: as much of a miracle Perlin noise is, there is something for me that is
I was enthralled the other day when my walk was abruptly stopped by the sound of over one-hundred red winged blackbirds perched in a tree. If you are familiar with the bird, you know what a distinctive racket they make, including short quiet chirps interspersed by noisy trills. Over two-hundred
One hundred years ago, Alban Berg began work on his string quartet, the Lyric Suite. Berg was deeply Viennese, electing to never leave the city when other members of his circle did. While the string quartet as a genre traveled more than Berg, it is important to note that it