樂曲解說

《Mira!》以 400 光年外的鯨魚座中一顆明亮的恆星命名，是一顆有趣的恆星，它是第一顆被發現的「變星」，這意味著它的亮度會隨著它不斷膨脹和收縮而變化。在它最大的時候，這顆恆星將佔據我們太陽和木星軌道之間三分之二的空間。Mira也有一顆小得多的伴星，離它很近。當 Mira 膨脹時，伴星會吸引一些恆星的物質，形成一個「鉤」形外觀。Mira被歸類為紅巨星，是未來超新星爆炸的主要可能恆星之一。它顯示出恆星生命即將結束的跡象，最終將在一場壯觀的爆炸中自行坍塌。作為這幅作品的靈感來源，構圖反映了這張圖片所暗示的簡單、興奮和力量。

這部作品中呈現的一些結構是「極簡主義」的，以相對簡單的音樂理念被重複和分層來創造出音樂結構。

Mira! is titled after a bright star 400 light years away in the constellation Cetus. Mira is an interesting star, being the first discovered “variable” star, meaning that its brightness varies due to its constant expansion and contraction. At its largest, the star would fill two-thirds of the space between our sun and Jupiter’s orbit. Mira has a much smaller companion star located very close to it. As Mira expands, the companion attracts some of the star’s material, creating a “hook” shape appearance. Mira is classified as a red giant star and is one of several stars that are prime candidates for supernovae explosion in the future. It shows signs of being near the end of its life as a star and will eventually collapse on itself in a spectacular explosion. As the inspiration for this work, the composition reflects the simplicity, excitement and power that this image suggests.

Some of the textures presented in this work are “minimalistic” in that relatively simple musical ideas are repeated and layered to create a musical fabric.

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