According to Wikipedia, Bach’s Cello Suites “are some of the most performed and recognisable solo compositions ever written for cello.” But whereas normal recitals involve the real-life musical instrument, tech whizz Alexander Chen recently created a digital alternative – an interactive visualisation made, he says, to highlight and explore the music’s “underlying structure and subtle shifts.” Chen reveals in-depth notes on string length, Pythagorean tuning and eight-tone patterns here – it’s well worth a look.
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Alex originally joined It’s Nice That as a designer but moved into editorial and oversaw the It’s Nice That magazine from Issue Six (July 2011) to Issue Eight (March 2012) before moving on that summer.