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Luminosity - is Part 1 of the Herzsprung-Russell Project, written and performed by David Broome and performed here by killer piano man, Amir Khosrowpour.

Program notes:

A Herzsprung-Russell diagram is a grid used to illustrate the relationship between temperature, size, mass, and luminosity in stars.  The Herzsprung-Russell Project is an ongoing work that investigates the dismantling of clusters over time.  The first installment of this project -- Luminosity -- deals with texture by contrasting limited spectrums of pitch over time.  These textures create their own luminescence based on the pitch material, registration and repetition within each constellation of notes.

Luminosity

Composition by Scott Wollschleger.  Performed by David Broome live at Merkin Hall, NYC in 2008.

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Hunk O Chunk

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