The Fragmented Orchestra is a huge distributed musical structure modelled on the firing of the human brain's neurons. Twenty-four sites around the UK are connected to each other to form a “neural” network. The sonic information captured at these sites is transmitted over the internet, causing other sites to “fire”.
Astrophysicist Don Kurtz says: "The stars have sounds in them...they ring like giant bells or musical instruments." The sounds are caused by vibrations resulting from reactions in the inner core of each star and each star sounds differently. Because space is a vacuum the sound doesn't travel directly to us so "asteroseismologists" - people who study star sounds - collect data given off by stars and convert it back into sounds. The Greek mathematician Pythagoras in the 6th Century BC. suggested the idea of 'the music of the spheres' and now we can hear it...
...click the arrowheads twice to listen on...
HR3831
HR3831 A new star discovered by Professor Hurtz.
Xi-hydrae
Xi-hydrae is an old star located in the constellation Hydra (the Water Monster). It is 130 light years away and 60 times brighter than the Sun. This soundtrack, similar to African drumming, has featured in clubbing music in Belgium.
Centaurus
The Sun's nearest neighbour. It is 4.39 light years (26 trillion miles) from Earth in the constellation Centaurus.
::Star Songs is written and collated by Marshall Mateer. First published on May 2008. Last updated February 2009 :: If you have any feedback please contact info@shapesoftime.net
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