Comments on: The music of geography: Ohio is a piano http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-music-of-geography-ohio-is-a-piano/ Adventures in cartography Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:36:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lamb Peaches http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-music-of-geography-ohio-is-a-piano/comment-page-2/#comment-121068 Lamb Peaches Fri, 06 May 2011 10:27:36 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=255#comment-121068 That's a seriously interesting thing. I'm gonna show my wife soon as she gets me a beer. That’s a seriously interesting thing. I’m gonna show my wife soon as she gets me a beer.

]]> By: Imre Sutton http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-music-of-geography-ohio-is-a-piano/comment-page-2/#comment-76785 Imre Sutton Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:54:02 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=255#comment-76785 I am both a professional geographer and anamateur composer/pianist. I just discovered this site (for other reasons) and I am delighted. Perhaps I should try it for California and find a way so one could add their own tunes. IS 19 Nov. 2010. 10:58 PST I am both a professional geographer and anamateur composer/pianist. I just discovered this site (for other reasons) and I am delighted. Perhaps I should try it for California and find a way so one could add their own tunes. IS 19 Nov. 2010. 10:58 PST

]]> By: Jacob Barnes http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-music-of-geography-ohio-is-a-piano/comment-page-2/#comment-62634 Jacob Barnes Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:46:14 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=255#comment-62634 I have a BS in Geography and a BA in Music. I have to say that the possibilities of cartography and sound never truly occurred to me until this mind blow came around. Possibilities: Polyphony - Unison (identical attributes create the same tone) - Harmony (Complementary attributes create pleasing harmonies) Phasing - Sound varies depending on WHERE you are in relation to moving sound(s) Atonality and 12 tone systems - 12 tone systems are essentially mathematical matrices that can be inverted and retrograded into different forms, but they are not pleasing to the ear! You could sort of "translate" data into 12 tone or atonal music, but the real challenge would be for it to be pleasing to the ear - pretty subjective! Anyway, cool project. I'm going to check out Krygier's work! I have a BS in Geography and a BA in Music. I have to say that the possibilities of cartography and sound never truly occurred to me until this mind blow came around.

Possibilities:

Polyphony
- Unison (identical attributes create the same tone)
- Harmony (Complementary attributes create pleasing harmonies)

Phasing
- Sound varies depending on WHERE you are in relation to moving sound(s)

Atonality and 12 tone systems
- 12 tone systems are essentially mathematical matrices that can be inverted and retrograded into different forms, but they are not pleasing to the ear! You could sort of “translate” data into 12 tone or atonal music, but the real challenge would be for it to be pleasing to the ear – pretty subjective!

Anyway, cool project. I’m going to check out Krygier’s work!

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]]> By: Christina http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-music-of-geography-ohio-is-a-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-11853 Christina Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:56:05 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=255#comment-11853 This is great. I had to pass this around. This is great. I had to pass this around.

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