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Hillborg, Anders
1954-0000
(b Stockholm, 31 May 1954) Swedish
Celestial Mechanics, for 17 solo strings & percussion
<1983–1985>
<1983–1985>
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Six of the string players double on castanets, as loud and piercing as possible.
Each string of each instrument is retuned to a different pitch according to an elaborate chart provided in the preface. For example: the A-strings of the 8 violins and 4 violas are given precise retuned pitches ranging from 416 hertz to 465 hertz (or vibrations per second).
Each string of each instrument is retuned to a different pitch according to an elaborate chart provided in the preface. For example: the A-strings of the 8 violins and 4 violas are given precise retuned pitches ranging from 416 hertz to 465 hertz (or vibrations per second).