Extracted from "Basílica of Sta. Maria del Mar", the 2nd track of CSFCMMCAB's "Santoral Interior" CD.
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Composed by Mn. S. Ritort in 1952, the melody featured in these 6 seconds is an hymn traditionally sung in honor to Saint Magí, worshipped every 19th August in the chapel of his cofrady at the Basílica of Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona.

According to Claudius Ptolemy, the zodiac equals to 2 octaves of the diatonic scale. Then we can establish a division in 360 microtones, (180-TET)where every grade of the zodiac, and thus every day of the year has its corresponding micro-tone.

For the day of Saint Magí, 19th August  (27º♌︎), the corresponding micro-note is G -27; so this is the note that the bassline plays in this segment of track.

Then the melody pitch has been shifted 5 semitones downwards in order to make it fit with the bass, specifically in an Aeolian mode in order to mantain the maximum harmonic continuity within the context of the full track.

This adaptation, together with the full production, has been carried by Marc O'Callaghan in 2020; and finally mastered by Roc J. de Cisneros in 2021.

Santoral Interior

Basílica de Sta. Maria del Mar

Goigs en llaor de Sant Magí del Mar

@csfcmmcab archive section, featuring only sound materials exclusively related to the Basílica of Santa Maria del Mar.