Music and astronomy

The first thing that comes to mind is

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musica_delle_sfere

from which

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonices_Mundi

to

"I was instructed on Syrio" (K. Stockhausen)

As for the rest, I wouldn't know; astronomy is a science, are you referring to affinities of method or what else?

The first thing that came to mind for me was this:

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Bruno Maderna: Serenata per un satellite (1969)

http://www.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://astrocultura.uai.it/astroarte/musica/img/IMG_2132.JPG&imgrefurl=http://astrocultura.uai.it/astroarte/musica/rob_maderna.htm&h=1326&w=1935&sz=1840&tbnid=dpExWmt5XkVz9M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=131&zoom=1&usg=__ybw2BA-qZAUMlPzgX_szuDHmmNA=&docid=u_dGtg85KtvZoM&sa=X&ei=6R7CUeeMBuiw7AboioHgAQ&ved=0CDkQ9QEwAQ&dur=253

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http://www.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://astrocultura.uai.it/astroarte/musica/img/IMG_2132.JPG&imgrefurl=http://astrocultura.uai.it/astroarte/musica/rob_maderna.htm&h=1326&w=1935&sz=1840&tbnid=dpExWmt5XkVz9M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=131&zoom=1&usg=__ybw2BA-qZAUMlPzgX_szuDHmmNA=&docid=u_dGtg85KtvZoM&sa=X&ei=6R7CUeeMBuiw7AboioHgAQ&ved=0CDkQ9QEwAQ&dur=253

mmmhmm, harmony of the spheres?

micamahler wrote:

"I was instructed on Syrio" (K. Stockhausen)

By Stockhausen also TIERKREIS (Zodiac) - Toscanini's Flutes Orchestra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PukCfFgsDAA

STOCKHAUSEN TIERKREIS (Zodiac)

The constellations in ancient astrological conception suggested to Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) the writing of a work dedicated to the twelve signs of the zodiac in the known succession of Aquarius - Pisces - Aries - Taurus - Gemini - Cancer - Leo - Virgo - Libra - Scorpio - Sagittarius - Capricorn. For each sign, a characteristic melody, or formula, is prepared starting from E-flat and traversing all twelve degrees of the chromatic scale. Originally, these were melodies for music boxes, but later the author developed the work for other instrumental ensembles: for clarinet and piano, for clarinet, flute, trumpet and piano, for flute ensemble, etc.

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But also

John Cage: Atlas Eclipticalis (1961-62) .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=thLGEwlBxjA

CAGE ATLAS ECLIPTICALIS

For Atlas eclipticalis (1961), the American John Cage (1912-1992) used a star atlas by superimposing musical staves drawn on a transparent page onto the map itself, thus obtaining a series of "notes" that became the basis of the piece. For the performance, typically "aleatory" like the "composition" itself, Cage prescribes from 1 to 88 performers in multiple possible instrumental combinations.

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rather than connections with astronomy, I would say they are all connections with astrology (in a broad sense) :-)

Exactly! That's why I was asking what connections you mean with astronomy.

First of all, thank you for the interesting reports.

The topic was born inspired by some photographs; I don't know how to answer micamahler's question, much less can I discern between astronomy and astrology...

Or rather, given the objection, the idea I had formed about the two subjects is probably not very accurate.

If anyone would like to give me some information?

I forgot, regarding the reports already received, what is astrology and what is astronomy? And why?

astronomy is the science of the universe, it follows the scientific method and uses mathematical means like all "exact" sciences.

astrology is not an exact science but an esoteric, symbolic, cultural discipline, which speaks of the stars in a... poetic manner, let's say.

Rotore wrote:

Bruno Maderna: Serenata per un satellite (1969)

http://www.google.it...Q9QEwAQ&dur=253

I'm just throwing this out there...

COSMIC LAGOON

Bruno Maderna, SERENATA PER UN SATELLITE (1969)

Astral trajectories similar to a map of the Venetian lagoon? If one observes maps, aerial or satellite photos of the lagoon, the resemblance is there. The cosmos is not that far away…

I think that "everything that is unknown to us" is "infinite" and therefore "teases" the strongest (but also the most complex) longing of our intrinsically inquiring nature. This instinct materializes in various expressions: art (of which music is a part, along with painting, poetics, etc.); but also scientific activity that investigates the infinitely large and the infinitely small with the same eagerness and sensuality; but also the essence of human activities (passion, piety, religiosity, etc.) for which sometimes the doubt arises whether the infinite is outside or inside of us and that therefore our single self is already part of the infinite: and we continue to navigate in this sea...