Music on a Long Thin Wire: Alvin Lucier Hommage at Saint-Merry

Music on a Long Thin Wire (composed in 1977) is a sound installation for audio oscillator and electronic monochord.

A 50(?) foot length of wire was strung across a section of the church and activated by an amplified oscillator and magnets on either end, producing changing overtones and sounds. The wave of the tone created was changing quite subtley during the performance and as we moved around the cavernous space of Saint Merry the quality of the sounds changed further.

The performance was held at Saint-Merry in Beauborg, Paris on the evening of May 2nd, 2009.

This video is only a brief excerpt of the performance.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Alvin Lucier
• Saint-Merry

[TwoBitCarny1]

lol audio oscillation! magnificent birds!