Reverse Atlas Eclipticalis II
Take a map of the skies
and draw winding staves
in such a way that the stars align
to spell out the Moonlight Sonata.
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Composition Exercise #382
Reverse Atlas Eclipticalis I
Copy a page of music onto a sheet of transparent plastic
and place it over a map of your vicinity.
Go for a walk along where the notes fall on the map
and play or sing the corresponding pitches.
Communion Exercise #136
Take your musician friends to a local park for a picnic. Bring a boombox.
Blast John Cage’s and Morton Feldman’s „Radio Happenings“ at high volume all afternoon and listen intently as a group.
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