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Jeff Robertson sent the following:
I'm forwarding you the mp3 files from SoundSpace studios for the track I
did inspired from the GCP raw data for November 2 , 2004, entitled "9 pm
Election Night." I chose 9 pm, 11/2/04, because it was a rather decisive
point, at least in media coverage, of the election, with most precincts
in Ohio reporting for George W. Bush, thereby ensuring him the victor of
the state, (and the nation, by default). My interpretation of the raw data
from 9 pm is rather arbitrary and absract, but there was a method to my
madness, as I'll point out.
I took the 8 raw data numbers from the GCP website for 9 pm, 11/2/04,
(10, 9.6, 9.1, 8.2, 10.6, 10.3, 10.4, .9), and found that the median
number was 8.63. Rounding this number to nine gave me my base number,
9.0, for the track. It was a humorous coincidence that this number was
also the time I had chosen.
The first eight measures of my 17 measure track reflected each of the
individual eight numbers from the raw data. I assigned each measure to
a corresponing number, playing each note the number of times it appeared
and basing the note on the numbers' relationship to 9, (G was the
musical note representing 9, I chose G because of its significance in Hindu
culture as the note of the crown chakra, associated with the pineal
gland, or "universal conscioussness"). Therefore, the number 10 for
example, would be played ten times in it's measure, with a musical note
of G+1, or G sharp.
The final nine measure of the track represent the median number 9, played
nine notes in G, for nine consecutive measures, signifying the resolution
of both 9 pm and the election itself. I hope you enjoy this addmittedly
abstract reading, 17 measures, 55 seconds, based on the media declaring
the leader of the free world in eastern standard time. I want to thank
you for creating such a fun vehicle for me to experiment with, and I
had quite a bit of fun interpreting the data! It would be an honor to
be included on the GCP website, in the artistic interpretation corner of
GCP matters, I would imagine.
Here is a rough breakdown of my track and how it related to
the individual raw data, (first eight measure), and the overall
conclusion, (last nine measures), of the data.
RAW DATA SCORE
Measure (Notes per Measure) MUSICAL NOTE
1) 10.0 G+1 (G sharp)
2) 10.0 G+1 (G sharp)
3) 9.0 G (G)
4) 8.0 G-1 (G flat)
5) 11.0 G+2 (A)
6) 10.0 G+1 (G sharp)
7) 10.0 G+1 (G sharp)
8) 1.0 G-1 (B)
9-17) 9.0i G (G)
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