Nocturnal gdheb

Diurnal semicycle. Sweep through an arc of a circle of fifths, binaural frequencies of tones A, E, B, F two minutes per sweep ending in a 7 minute sweep from F to C, stays at C.
There are formulas in a book on the Art of Blessed Raymond Lull, "Revelatio Secretorum Artis" by Ivo Salzinger, first published in Latin in Mainz, Germany, 1725. Reprinted in 1975 by Minerva in Germany. Correspondances are established between music and natural rhythms like astronomical movements, with psychosomatic effects. These two presets [this and bfcgd.bwg] are derived from the said formulas. gdheb is a movement that parallels the Sun's movement from g (9pm), note A through d (midnight,note E), h (3am, note B) e (9am, note F) to b (noon, note C). The sweep moves quickly through the part leading up to noon, where it finally comes to rest. This is a more diurnal, stimulating effect as it parallels the movement of the sun in the rising part of its apparent movement around the earth.

These presets are effective in helping meditation and getting new ideas. They also have a "cleaning" effect on the circulation of Chi in the meridians, for those who practice the Taoist microcosmic orbit exercises.

The system used here is based on principles of the Art of Blessed Raymond Lull and is similar to the ragas and astronomically related modes of Indian, Chinese and Arabic music. It holds potential for many presets that can be made with four voices and four segments, with different chords, scales, modes, progressions etc.

Submitted: 09-Nov-1998 by Yanis Dambergs
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