About Variable 4

Variable 4 is an outdoor sound installation that translates weather conditions into musical patterns in real time. Using meteorological sensors connected to a custom software environment, the weather itself acts as conductor, navigating through a map of twenty-four specifically-written movements.

Every aspect of the piece, from broad harmonic progressions down to individual notes and timbres, is influenced by changes in the environment: wind, rainfall, sunlight, humidity, and temperature. The resultant composition is performed over an indeterminate duration through eight loudspeakers integrated into the landscape.

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Read more about Variable 4:

• About: its structure, score and recording
• News: current and future events
• Sites: locations that Variable 4 has taken place
• Credits: the artists, technicians and sponsors

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