Physicist and music composer to present music composed in real time from seismological data from Yellowstone, USA at a congress
A scientist intends to perform the first live wave sonification recorded by a seismograph. The presentation will take place next Tuesday (09) on the occasion of a congress in the American city of Atlanta and the data used will be collected in real time at the monitoring stations of Yellowstone Park.
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Domenico Vicinanza, as well as being Full Professor of Physics and having collaborated with institutions such as NASA and CERN, is a composer. His experience with music has made him a pioneer and specialist in the field of sonification – converting scientific data into sound – and, for the first time, the research artist will show the process live using geophysical data.
The show is part of the conference programme. Internet Community Exchange2, an event that brings together scientists and university students to address the challenges and possibilities in areas related to the Internet today. A program developed by Vicinanza will convert the signals picked up by the Yellowstone seismometer into musical notes which will, in turn, be played by Alyssa Schwartz, professor of flute and musicology at Fairmont State University.
There is no way to predict the outcome, especially since this is a live performance. “We have absolutely no idea how the song is going to come out,” Vicinanza says. The physicist merely points out that, if the seismic activity is intense during the presentation, the music it might sound dramatic, while low activity would lead to calm music.
Alyssa, who will have the challenge of performing the piece, will be free to adjust the intensity and articulation of parts of the piece, but will not be able to modify the notes transcribed by the program. Domenico says the teacher is “extremely brave” for taking on the role.
The researcher says that the field of data sonification can provide new ways of experiencing science, both for scientists themselves and for the general public. “Every pattern, spike or sudden change in the music will be a direct representation of what is happening in Yellowstone. look at a seismogramwe’ll be able to hear it, it’s fantastic,” he concludes.
Source: Anglia Ruskin University
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