I found the above work while doing an image search for Black Angels. I can't seem to find out who the artist is. I was looking for the front cover of the Kronos Quartet recording of that work when I found the image. I have not since been able to locate the blog again. I'm not sure exactly what language the blog was in (Northern European), but this image speaks volumes...
For those of you who are up to the task, take a shot at solving this puzzle: what word, spelled out in the english language, is represented by the following series of notes: D, C, C#, D#, E, F, F#, G#, A, A#, B, G natural. I'll give you two hints... 1) It helps to be familiar with George Tremblay's "The Difinitive Cycle of the 12 Tone Row" - or Jack Smalley's "Composing music for film" 2) This word is spelled out twice musically (as two hexachords), in both upper and lower case letters (english alphabet).
3 comments:
rutabaga, which is such a great word. don't get to say it nearly often enough . . .
cheers,
lb
rutabaga...had to go look that one up. :) Excellent effort, only two people in 2 years have tried. A hexachord involves 6 musical notes, so the solution to the puzzle is a 6 letter word, repeated twice in upper and lower case letters.
About rutabagas - wiki says:
"Prior to pumpkins being readily available in the UK and Ireland (a relatively recent development), swedes/rutabagas were hollowed out and carved with faces to make lanterns for Halloween. Often called "jack o'lanterns", or "tumshie lanterns" in Scotland, they were the ancient symbol of a damned soul."
-really cool reference...
cheers to you!
"damned soul", you say? no wonder i like the word so much . . .
you ought to write more. i really like the bit you have already posted--music and all.
stay above the fray,
lana
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