Bach Violin Partita No. 2: A Journey Through Outer Space | Nikki and Kaitlin Pet

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I. Allemande: From the Earth to the Moon 0:00
II. Courante: The Sun 3:13
III. Sarabande: In the Solar System 4:52
IV. Gigue: Comet Shower 8:17
V. Chaconne: Among the Stars 11:08
An explanatory video on the technology and process behind the animation for this performance can be watched here: • Behind the Bach: Violi...
Clarinet, Nikki Pet
Oboe, Kaitlin Pet
Animation/Production/Editing, Nikki Pet
Interactive Network Programming (NCBot), Kaitlin Pet
A note on the Chaconne:
A year and a half in the making, the Chaconne culminates Bach Violin Partita No. 2: A Journey Through Outer Space. As opposed to the previous movements of this project, where all the animation was hand-drawn and animated by Nikki Pet, the Chaconne is special in that the animated constellations featured were entirely digitally generated.
These "constellations" are actually computer-generated networks that represent the notes and phrase structure of the music, using NCBot, a software created by Kaitlin Pet as part of her research as an informatics PhD at Indiana University. Each star represents a different note, and each connecting line represents paths between adjacent notes. The overall formation within the constellation is generated from the phrase structures within the piece. Since NCBot was originally created as a visualization tool for MIDI scores, there was a big challenge coordinating the flashing star-notes and live music. By incorporating score-following technology and realtime signaling, we were able to digitally generate a perfect match between the animation and the music.

[@glassct2530]

Amazing! Such clever use of animation. Wish I was there in person

[@glastaff9539]

Absolutely lovely

[@xAuroraMist]

Another lovely production. Can't wait to see more 😊

[@claripet]

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[@glassct2530]

Everything comes together beautifully!

[@claripet]

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[@DPetSax]

Distinctly wonderful, as usual :) Your sounds are both awesome - subtone/butter/leather/thick/red wine/caramel

[@claripet]

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