Music for Solo Performer (1965)

Ideas

What if your brain were an instrument that sounds only when you stop using it? Alvin Lucier wired electrodes to his head and turned his alpha rhythm into sound.

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node.music - an interactive map of the history of electronic sound

From the Telharmonium, which streamed sound over telephone wires at the end of the 19th century, to music written by AI.

Scroll down - that is how you move through time in a straight line. The [INFLUENCE] mode in the top menu reveals connections: who begat whom and how concepts shaped each other. To explore the influences deeper, switch to [HORIZON VIEW].

The site makes sound - and you can even play on those sounds. If the sound gets in the way, just turn it off in the top menu.

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Dashed lines show key cross-track influences between nodes. Toggle the button to reveal or hide them.

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node.music

Interactive timeline of electronic music history, from the 200-ton Telharmonium (1897) to neural audio.

> SEARCH — Find an event by title or author
> TAP — Tap on a card to learn details
> LISTEN — Listen to music and watch videos
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