Memories Through an Infinite Canon | audio piece | 2021
Memories Through an Infinite Canon / audio / 5 min / 2021
The sound piece Memories Through an Infinite Canon was specifically created to accompany the photo works. The style of the songs heard throughout the piece, is called ‘rounds’ or ‘infinite canons’, in which a minimum of three voices sing the same melody in unison, and may repeat it indefinitely. Each voice begins at a different time so that different parts of the melody coincide with the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together. The theme of the music is sunrise and sundown. I found these songs on a Lithuanian folk record which was recorded in 1971 during the USSR era. For Lithuanians, rounds are archaic, mostly used for ritual purposes, and contain elements of pagan faith. These rounds used to be sung during fieldwork, harvesting, herding animals, weaving, and other daily activities.
The sound piece Memories Through an Infinite Canon was specifically created to accompany the photo works. The style of the songs heard throughout the piece, is called ‘rounds’ or ‘infinite canons’, in which a minimum of three voices sing the same melody in unison, and may repeat it indefinitely. Each voice begins at a different time so that different parts of the melody coincide with the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together. The theme of the music is sunrise and sundown. I found these songs on a Lithuanian folk record which was recorded in 1971 during the USSR era. For Lithuanians, rounds are archaic, mostly used for ritual purposes, and contain elements of pagan faith. These rounds used to be sung during fieldwork, harvesting, herding animals, weaving, and other daily activities.