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The Kepler Music

by Cliff Baldwin

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Kepler8b 02:29
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Kepler20c 03:16
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452b Trio 02:21
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452b 01:49
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452b Duet 02:30
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Kepler444b 01:48
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452b+452b 03:42
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Kepler20d 01:22
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452b Weekend 01:28
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SJD on P67 01:24
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Johannes Kepler was a German renaissance astronomer. The Kepler spacecraft launched in 2009 was named after him. Its mission is to explore a tiny section of the Milky Way in the discovery of earth-like planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy. It orbits 92 million miles from Earth.

Each song was crafted using actual data sent back to Earth from the Kepler spacecraft. Each planet observed has an individual signature and pattern to its orbit around its sun. The data collected comes back in measurements known as light curves.

Light curves are graphs that show the brightness of an object over a period of time. In the study of objects which change their brightness over time, such as novae, supernovae, and variable stars, the light curve is a simple but valuable tool to a scientist.

These light curves are translated into tone sequences, (the process is called sonification) those sequences are assigned to instruments and in some cases mixed with environmental sounds for a finished piece.

Each number in the title (like 452b) refers to a different exoplanet orbiting its own sun. There are nearly 5000 that have been observed near to the size of Earth. The list gets bigger each day!

Instruments used in the studio to play The Kepler Music include the 1827 antique square Lucas Piano, the Coney Island Carousel, wooden pipe organ pipes, 21" stamped metal discs, live crickets, bicycle bells, turntable, miscellaneous electronics, radios.and handcrafted sound waves.

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released September 30, 2015

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Cliff Baldwin Aquebogue, New York

Cliff Baldwin is a composer and filmmaker. His work has been shown at Anthology Film Archives, The Kitchen, PS1, Parrish Museum and aired on NPR. His compositions are played by the BCR Big Band in Kansas City, MO. He founded the Aquebogue Contemporary Music Ensemble in 2014. He performs live film and music sets solo. He records with Rob Shepperson as the Tittles. ... more

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