Anthem
- 1983
- 12m
"Anthem" originates in a single piercing scream emitted by an eleven-year-old girl standing in the hall of Union Railroad Station in Los Angeles. The original scream of a few seconds is exte... Read all"Anthem" originates in a single piercing scream emitted by an eleven-year-old girl standing in the hall of Union Railroad Station in Los Angeles. The original scream of a few seconds is extended and shifted in time to produce a primitive "scale" of seven harmonic notes, which con... Read all"Anthem" originates in a single piercing scream emitted by an eleven-year-old girl standing in the hall of Union Railroad Station in Los Angeles. The original scream of a few seconds is extended and shifted in time to produce a primitive "scale" of seven harmonic notes, which constitute the soundtrack of the piece. Related in form and function to the religious chant, ... Read all