Line and Shadow

Line and Shadow attempts to create a musical metaphor for these visual concepts. Closely spaced canons create shades and shadows of simple tunes, making the idea of echo and reverberation a musical analog to the visual resonance created by the way light is reflected and refracted by objects. In other parts of the piece, parallel harmonies create a different impression of musical shadow. While there is not any direct way to translate between sight and sound, it is always interesting to contemplate their relations.

Line and Shadow attempts to create a musical metaphor for these visual concepts. Closely spaced canons create shades and shadows of simple tunes, making the idea of echo and reverberation a musical analog to the visual resonance created by the way light is reflected and refracted by objects. In other parts of the piece, parallel harmonies create a different impression of musical shadow. While there is not any direct way to translate between sight and sound, it is always interesting to contemplate their relations.