Here’s a little ditty based off the fibonacci sequence, set up like a fugue… I guess? The timing of the rhythms and entrances is taken directly from the sequence. The choice of pitch for each layer was completely not. At all.

I need to take number theory. Then I would be much more able to engage myself in Such Undertakings.

Whatever, Max.

So, whenever I consider buying new music on iTunes, I put it in my shopping cart. And now that I have the thing with musicroom.com settled, I want to buy something, but I’m not sure what. Here are the options:

Ekvílibríum - Valgeir Sigurðsson $9.90

Glass: Music In Twelve Parts – Philip Glass Ensemble $24.99

God Has A Voice, She Speaks Through Me –  CocoRosie $0.99 

Henryk Górecki: Miserere - Chicago Symphony Chorus & John Nelson $9.99

The Illusionist (Music from the Film) - Philip Glass $9.99

Mid/Air – Dive Index $9.99

Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel – Fratres – Für Alina – Arvo Pärt $9.99

Seventh Tree - Goldfrapp $9.99

Surf Boundaries - Christopher Willits $9.99

Tripper – Efterklang $8.91

I’m not a fan of decision-making. Any ideas?

The thing that gets me about Sibelius’ music, as opposed to that of older Romantics like Brahms or Beethoven, or of classicists like Mozart or Haydn, is that there’s a certain element of reality. Everything is not perfect and clean-cut, but rather the tonal structure is organic, like a seed growing into a flower. And the multitude of complexities never leave you with the feeling that you “get it” and can “move on,” but rather allows you to pursue the depth as much as you want, because there are so many levels between you and rock-bottom. Just as the sediments of the earth’s surface build, layer by layer, into an impressively organic and unique structure, so does a Sibelius symphony, with tonal colors swirling and changing, prove to you how much life there can be in a single moment.

Anyway. Listen to the above and you’ll see what I mean.