#3291: Works of Nature

For this New Sounds, listen to music inspired by natural phenomena. We’ll hear songs and pieces written around themes of nature and science, - from atomic to cosmic-  and humanity’s relationships with said same.  From Bjork’s innovative and collaborative project, “Biophilia,” where instruments and apps were designed for the multimedia experience, there's a meeting of astrophysics, string theory, neurology, biology - and music.  We'll sample from this latest concept project, and more.

There’s also music from the late British composer/arranger Neil Ardley, and his harmony of the spheres, an idea that each planet produces a musical note related to its orbit.  Ardley derived the frequencies of the notes from the orbital periods of the planets and created a rich harmony, all on synthesizers.

PROGRAM # 3291, Works of Nature (First aired on 1/18/2012)