The Sound of Difference and Connection emerges from Maya Dunietz’s research into the irrational midpoint of the octave, a resonance zone where two close frequencies generate slow acoustic beatings and a third, emergent tone. Developed with Berlin’s Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, the work divides the octave into fifteen unequal parts, placing musicians in a continuous process of attunement. Instead of tuning to fixed pitches, players adjust their physical proximity to shape the pulse: closer to slow it, farther to quicken it. The piece unfolds as a fragile, collective resonance that often feels as if it rises from the air itself. Composed during a time of global unrest, it offers a quiet act of attention and care amid instability. RIYL: Éliane Radigue, Catherine Lamb, Giacinto Scelsi, Pauline Oliveros, Alvin Lucier.
A1. The Sound of Difference and Connection Ex.1
A2. The Sound of Difference and Connection Ex.4
B1. The Sound of Difference and Connection in a Unison Ex.1
