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Installation
| The Weathersongs Installation produces
continuous unending ambient music that shifts and changes with the
weather and the seasons, sounding slow and languid on warm, still
days and wildly chaotic in times of storm. It is a music which both
reflects prevailing conditions and blends with the sounds of its environment. The installation comprises a automatic weather station connected, via a computer, to an electronic musical instrument. The program gathers data from the weather station regarding air pressure, temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed and direction and uses it to compose music in near real time. Thus, when the wind blows, phrases are generated whose pitch, intensity and statistical density reflect wind speed and direction; other notes change with the rise and fall of temperature or pressure; and random percussive events occur with changes in rainfall. While this is not a one-to-one sonification, the system does respond to dynamic changes in a representative fashion. |
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Examples of Installation Music Here are some mp3 examples of typical output from the installation. For more, go to Installation Music. |
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November 2004 (11:30): Autumn rainfall initially 0.11 rising rapidly to 0.19 inches per hour. Air pressure 1015 mb; Temperature 9°C; winds 4-10 mph North-East; humidity 92%. |
Location?
The Weathersongs installation is looking for a home! The
only version in existence currently resides at the home of its creator,
Richard Garrett, in a remote part of Wales. The project is now looking
for funding and a location in which to build a permanent installation
within easy reach of the general public (see sponsor
page).
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