{"id":2834,"date":"2018-01-04T16:46:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T15:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robinmeier.net\/?p=2834"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:16:19","slug":"satellite-sonata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/?p=2834","title":{"rendered":"Satellite Sonata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Satellite Sonata\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C93b2o-VmOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Satellite Sonata was a musical encounter with 5 local musicians (Mumbai Police Band and Goa Orchestra) conducted by Santiago Lusardi-Girelli for the Story of Space Festival, an educational and artistic event in Panjim, Goa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through recordings, videos and workshops, we embarked on new musical territory by improvising on a score generated from satellite data, exploring contemporary playing techniques and practicing intuitive improvisations, in order to make a series of impromptu appearances in public spaces around the city of Panjim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"2846\" src=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-450x253.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-250x141.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-2-210x118.jpeg 210w, 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https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-4-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-4-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-4-210x118.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-4.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"2849\" src=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-450x253.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-250x141.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5-210x118.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Satellite-Sonata-still-5.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In parallel, a 4.5 billion year old meteorite was exhibited at the Adil Shah Gallery in Panjim, accompanied by recordings of the performances. Thanks to it\u2019s vertical cuts, the meteorite also doubles as a musical instrument and can be played with a bow to produces a series of resonating tones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2844\" src=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo3-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo3-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo3-450x630.jpg 450w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo3-1280x1792.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo3-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo3-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, 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src=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-450x630.jpg 450w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-1280x1792.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_2a-210x294.jpg 210w, 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1463w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_4-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_4-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_4-210x294.jpg 210w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_4-scaled.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2843\" src=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-450x630.jpg 450w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-1280x1792.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-210x294.jpg 210w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Meteo_5-scaled.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Satellite Sonata<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2006, the CoRoT satellite&nbsp; (lead by the French Space Agency CNES) measured the minuscule variations of the light of the stars. Through analysis of this twinkling of the stars, scientists can understand the physical composition of stars, their life cycles or even detect planets rotating around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008 Prof. Eric Michel of the Paris Observatory develops a method that allows him to translate the CoRoT measurements into sound and thus listen to waves produced by the stars. In 2011, with Prof. Michel\u2019s help, I reproduce and expand his method to create a series of new sounds for the DYNASTY exhibition at the Paris Museum of Modern Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Satellite Sonata, I revisit the sonification techniques I developed together with Prof. Michel and adapt them to the composition of an instrumental score. First the satellite data is parsed by a custom computer program to calculate the spectral sounds of the starlight. Then, I rewrite the resulting sounds for brass ensemble by dividing the complex sounds into several partials or layers, each layer being played by an instrument &#8211; a technique developed by spectralist composers such as Tristan Murail and G\u00e9rard Grisey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2837\" src=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-798x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-798x1024.png 798w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-450x578.png 450w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-1280x1643.png 1280w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-250x321.png 250w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-1197x1536.png 1197w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-768x986.png 768w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-600x770.png 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al-210x270.png 210w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/deboscher-et-al.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" data-id=\"2836\" src=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-1024x612.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-450x269.png 450w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-1280x765.png 1280w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-250x149.png 250w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-1536x918.png 1536w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-2048x1224.png 2048w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-600x358.png 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/catalogue-of-contemp-playing-tech-210x125.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" data-id=\"2859\" src=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-450x282.jpg 450w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-1280x803.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-250x157.jpg 250w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-1536x963.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-2048x1285.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-600x376.jpg 600w, https:\/\/robinmeier.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/score-sample-210x132.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Muonionalusta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The molten core of a protoplanet, one of the earliest bodies to take shape during the formation of our solar system, hurls through space for 4.5653 billion years. After a violent collision that rips it out of the planetary disk that will eventually become our solar system, it cools down a few degrees Celsius every 100\u2019000 years. It cools down so slowly, that its atoms interlock to form a kind of crystallised metal. It finally collides with Earth about 1 million years ago and is transported through four ice ages to the Tundra of Sweden near the Muonio river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using techniques perfected over years by artists such as Pinuccio Sciola in Sardinia, Italy and Svaram Musical Research in Pondicherry, India, this iron from the sky is made to vibrate at it\u2019s very own resonant frequencies, thus giving physical form to the sounds of the stars. Meteoric iron was the first source of metal for the earliest humans to produce artefacts, such as blades or coins. 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