A blog devoted to exploring the "all-sound music of the future" predicted by John Cage.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Sea Organ: The Water Harmonica
Croatian artist, Nicola Basic, created a giant instrument back in 2005. The "sea organ" may look like a set of concrete steps, but it's actually an elaborate arrangement of chambers, connecting to 35 organ pipes. Who plays such a large instrument?
The Adriatic sea, of course.
While I'm partial to all of the sounds the sea is making on its own, I am curious as to how nature plays this new instrument- and in particular, how it changes the soundscape of the area. What do the seagulls think?
Read more about this "harmonious alliance between man and nature" here.
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