DEUTSCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN |
SCIENTIFICALLY INTRODUCING UNIVERSALITY TO THE UNIVERSITY |
PART VIII | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
THE PROCESS OF CREATING MUSIC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fixed Tone |
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The conventional use of musical instruments, and the practice of performance and music reproduction so far, did not even permit such a profound experience to be imagined because, among other reasons, the perfectioned instrumentalists, while investigating, planning and constructing, ran aground in the field of periodic waves. |
The “Perfectionist” at the Instrument |
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A periodic wave completely fixates the spectrum of overtones. And because of this complete fixation, along with the over-emphasis on the basic tone, we listeners do not get an impression of the existence of an infinite space-time dimension within the tone. |
The Periodic Wave |
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The conventionally produced instrument sound reminds us of a tree that no longer receives nourishment, and therefore dries up. |
The Dried-Up Instrumental Sound |
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