Impossible Instruments
A piano with continuously alternating B&W keys. This instrument is designed as a thought experiment that questions the order in which the human ear (and brain) organizes sound. The uncanny keyboard quickly upsets traditional (Western) notions of harmony while retaining the semblance of classical design; however, in so doing, it also offers the possibility to re-imagine composition through newly imposed aesthetic constraints. For many contemporary musicians and composers, the piano is no longer played traditionally: […]
