A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Eric Whitacre

A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Eric Whitacre

Author: TED April 1, 2011 Duration: 14:17
In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, "Sleep," with a video choir of 2,052. The full piece premiered a few weeks later (yes, on YouTube!).

Imagina tener acceso a una conversación global sobre el sonido, donde compositores, instrumentistas y científicos comparten sus descubrimientos más íntimos. Eso es lo que ofrece TEDTalks Música, un podcast que recopila charlas profundas y actuaciones sorprendentes directamente desde los escenarios de TED y TEDx en todo el mundo. Aquí no solo se escucha música, se desmonta. Cada episodio es una inmersión en los mecanismos que hacen que una melodía nos conmueva, en la física de una armonía o en las historias culturales detrás de un ritmo. La organización TED, sin ánimo de lucro, reúne a algunas de las voces más autorizadas para explorar cómo el sonido organizado nos define, nos cura y nos conecta. Al suscribirte, recibirás en tu dispositivo estas reflexiones en audio, que van más allá del entretenimiento para revelar la ciencia y el poder emocional detrás de cada nota. Es una oportunidad para entender la banda sonora de la humanidad desde ángulos inesperados, presentada con la claridad y el rigor que caracterizan a estas conferencias. Este podcast es, en esencia, un viaje auditivo hacia la comprensión de uno de los lenguajes universales más poderosos.
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Duration: 10:37
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Duration: 9:08
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Duration: 11:39
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Duration: 19:03
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My web playroom | Ze Frank [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:43
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Duration: 5:24
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How architecture helped music evolve | David Byrne [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:43
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Duration: 11:14
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Songs of secrets and city lights | Sophie Hunger [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:47
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