The Musical Geometry of Genes: Generating Rhythms from DNA

IF 0.2 4区艺术学 Q2 Arts and Humanities

LEONARDO MUSIC JOURNAL Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI:10.1162/lmj_a_01052

Alvaro Yanez

引用次数: 2

Abstract

DNA encodes all sorts of information that makes us human, but, aside from encoding genes, could DNA also encode for a mapping of musical rhythms in a very abstract way? This project sought to generate rhythms out of DNA and compose a musical piece out of a gene's rhythmic sequence. Computational rules inspired by geometric analyses of rhythms guided the mapping of DNA's molecular structure into rhythmic timelines and melodic scales; these basic structures were then used to compose a song according to the sickle cell gene DNA sequence. The rhythms generated by this ‘genetic analysis’ alternate pleasantly between even and odd time signatures.

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基因的音乐几何:从DNA中产生节奏

DNA编码使我们成为人类的各种信息，但是，除了编码基因外，DNA还能以一种非常抽象的方式编码音乐节奏的映射吗？这个项目试图从DNA中产生节奏，并从基因的节奏序列中创作出一首音乐作品。受节奏几何分析启发的计算规则指导将DNA的分子结构映射到节奏时间线和旋律尺度中；然后使用这些基本结构根据镰状细胞基因DNA序列来创作歌曲。这种“基因分析”产生的节奏在偶数和奇数时间特征之间愉快地交替。

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期刊介绍： Leonardo Music Journal (LMJ), is the companion annual journal to Leonardo. LMJ is devoted to aesthetic and technical issues in contemporary music and the sonic arts. Each thematic issue features artists/writers from around the world, representing a wide range of stylistic viewpoints. Each volume includes the latest offering from the LMJ CD series—an exciting sampling of works chosen by a guest curator and accompanied by notes from the composers and performers. Institutional subscribers to Leonardo receive LMJ as part of a yearly subscription.