Client: | Haus der Musik Betriebs GmbH |
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Year: | 2002 |
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Format: | Museum / exhibition, Media station / terminal, Sound engineering / sound systems, Video technology, Graphic design, Technical planning |
Mozart‘s "Waltz Dice Game"
Haus der Musik
Wolfgang A. Mozart developed a musical unit from a large number of short, individual melodies. In this
random composition game, each face of the dice represents a short melody. By throwing the dice a number of times, the visitor
is able to randomly "compose" a harmonious, coherent piece of music.
Technology: two special tables recognize melodies
determined by the dice games being played on their surfaces by visitors: there are over 1.2 million possible melodies. A projection
shows the visitors what they have "composed": both sound and image appear in real time.