ArchiBeethoven, a virtual reality experience at La Seine Musicale

In this virtual reality experience, you will walk through a “pastoral walk” inspired by Beethoven’s (first movement of the music).Symphony No. 6 In F major, op. 68). Put on your virtual reality headset and let yourself be guided! You enter the exhibition room, and in this virtual museum you have the right to touch the worksIn particular, to reveal the sculpture imagined by Lawrence Equilbey, which represents in three dimensions the “sonata form”, a musical structure very popular in the composer’s time.
In the third part of the virtual experience, this visual and audio immersion transports you to the heart of the orchestra conducted by Lawrence Ekwelby: during the recording, dozens of microphones were placed as close as possible to the musicians. Move around and listen carefully to the different groups of instruments, all observing the dreamscape that passes before your eyes.

Sonata form in three dimensions

Classical music works sometimes resemble texts, which illustrate different parts of an argument. In the 18th centuryH And the nineteenthH For centuries, the “sonata form” has been popular with composers and inspired Lawrence Equilbey to build this virtual reality experience.
The sonata form consists of four large parts in which several notes alternate, embodied in different colours on the statue:
– Exhibition (Main Musical Motifs);
– Development (musical themes developed);
– Summary (main musical motifs);
– Coda (conclusion, in apotheosis!).
to Archie BeethovenLawrence Equilbey envisioned a sculpture whose forms trace the musical evolution, its highlights and its return to calm.

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