Environmental sounds, whether in urban areas or in wilderness settings, appear random-- but this is not so.
The observer will note clear patterns in terms of cause and effect over extended periods of time.
Numerous developments occur as night takes the place of day and seasons come and go. Most of these sounds will take cyclical forms, as in the cases of traffic movements and the ebb and flow of tides. Some are easily predictable while others exist only briefly and are apparently disconnected from the general course of events.
To represent such sounds and their movements in musical form it is necessary to set aside temporal considerations to the greatest extent possible. All things rise and fall as part of a greater reality in which beginnings and endings are of little consequence, and minutes, hours, days and years are simply measurements for the sake of human convenience.
The observer will note clear patterns in terms of cause and effect over extended periods of time.
Numerous developments occur as night takes the place of day and seasons come and go. Most of these sounds will take cyclical forms, as in the cases of traffic movements and the ebb and flow of tides. Some are easily predictable while others exist only briefly and are apparently disconnected from the general course of events.
To represent such sounds and their movements in musical form it is necessary to set aside temporal considerations to the greatest extent possible. All things rise and fall as part of a greater reality in which beginnings and endings are of little consequence, and minutes, hours, days and years are simply measurements for the sake of human convenience.
