The software also opens up the possibility that brass instruments could be customised more closely to the needs of individual players in the future - catering more closely for the differing needs of jazz, classical and other players all over the world.
– This statement ends a recent BBC news article on the lituus, a musical instrument that has just been recreated with the help of data run by computer. This statement in particular struck me in a unique way because it automatically gave me a possible idea for a work of fiction with futuristic elements. What if future musicians so gifted in their profession were somehow able to have instruments customized in this way to increase their virtuosity? Within the confines of the fiction, this would produce some amazing artists on par with some of my favorites like Charlie Parker. Moreover, these musicians might be praised in the same way that 19th-century virtuosos like Paginini were. This is an interesting idea that I should love to delve into!
Posted on Saturday May 30th
