"Northern Lights"

("A Suite of Fractals", Op. 3 No. 2)

Copyright © 1999 by Fred Nachbaur

While playing around with various fractal music programs, I stumbled on a sequence that
instantly reminded me of the play of the aurora borealis. I then looked for other themes
that could be worked into it, and settled on a total of three snippets from two separate
programs. The result, as an NWC-file, is presented here for your enjoyment (I hope).

For the NWC-challenged, there is also the obligatory midi-file. If your sound card isn't
quite up to snuff, download the MPEG-audio file. The project wouldn't be complete without
the score, in Zipped PostScript format.

For the theoretically inclined, the main theme is in C Lydian mode (sharp 2). The second
theme is in F# Locrian, and the short chaotic break is in .. of course .. chromatic.

By the way, if you're interested in playing around with computer-generated music, 
"http://www-ks.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/people/schulz/fmusic/ (The Fractal Music Project)
is a good place to start.

Fred Nachbaur