感謝大家的熱情支持，敬請點按左上方紅色 Play 箭頭，戴上耳機進入『神木之靈』的世界！

文末有中文解說
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if you are using speakers, please go to the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/the-spirit-of-the-giant-tree-for-speakers-immersive-stereo

如果您用喇叭，請至此連結：https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/the-spirit-of-the-giant-tree-for-speakers-immersive-stereo

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This is one of my series of auditory-visual synesthesia compositions. In this series, images are transformed into 3D and immersive electroacoustic music.
Does a tree feels anything? What kind of consciousness a tree has? One day I saw a giant tree, with its rough skin and the shape of trunk, roused this question. I would like to find the answer by composing a piece of music about a tree.

This musical work depicts the growth of a giant tree, standing on a rock, with rough skin on its trunk, went through its life experiences of blooming, decay, and finally rebirth from its illness. No matter what environment it is in, it put all of its vitality on growing and stretching. The music is composed in ambisonic system, and the audience are surrounded by the sound representing the tree, and then participating the journey of the tree at the place of the first person, to feel what the giant tree feels.

During the middle of composing process, I suddenly realized that a giant tree is more like an extension of the consciousness of the earth, an even more longer life. When I close my eyes and feel the music, I feel the primitive throbbing of the forests, through which, sense the ancient spirit of the earth and the power of its will of recovering, even though human-being brought to her such a harm. In these drastically changed era of 21th century, with new technologies and COVID-19, people are excited about the future but meanwhile have feelings of eschatology. Then I realized that the vitality of the earth will always be so powerful, and will last even longer after human-beings or other species as one of species she has breed. She gives life, which always come and go, with eternal love.

元宇宙的後疫情時代，帶來人們對新世界的期待又同時面對地球生病的末世感，本作品『神木之靈』，透過最新的沈浸式聲音技術以及科技作曲家 Zoe Lin 獨有研究的電聲創作技法，以 3D魔幻沈浸式聲景方式呈現。當聽眾閉上眼、戴上耳機，便被帶入生長在巨岩上的一棵神木的中心，感受祂的生長、興衰、感受、以及原始森林和大地的悸動！透過神木的靈，我們將瞥見地球的古老意識與其神奇的力量。

聽眾回饋：『聽完這部作品，覺得好療癒，會感覺置身於電影阿凡達的巨木森林裡，很震撼！意猶未盡！』

敬請於安靜的環境，以耳機聆聽，以達到最佳沈浸效果（越專業的耳機，沈浸效果越佳）。

耳機建議：以音樂工作室專業級耳罩式監聽耳機為最佳，若一般耳機，耳罩式較入耳式耳機適於聆聽本作，若沒有特別的耳機，早期 iphone 附贈之有線耳機接上電腦亦可聆聽。

🎧 Music from the Metaverse: 3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape “The Spirit of the Giant Tree”

Chamber Drama - for flute, viola, cello, and piano

Chamber Drama - for flute, viola, cello, and harpsichord

These are compositions created by AI utilizing MuseScore sample sounds. Both pieces have a comparable structure, with one showcasing the violin as the main voice and the other highlighting the cello.

Piece of Twins-violin lead (for piano trio) (01/13/2023)

These are compositions created by AI utilizing MuseScore sample sounds. Both pieces have a comparable structure, with one showcasing the violin as the main voice and the other highlighting the cello."

Piece of Twins-cello lead (for piano trio)(01/13/2023)

*** This is 360 degree immersive music, please use headphone (or iPhone) to listen to it ***
if you are using speakers (except iPhone), please go to the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/, or if your speakers are weak in low frequencies, please go the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-normal-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
如果您用喇叭 (iPhone 除外），請至此連結：https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
若您的喇叭低頻不夠，請至此連結：
https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-normal-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
-----文末有中文解說


Since the early 20th century, glaciers worldwide have steadily diminished, impacting diverse regions from the Alps and Himalayas to Greenland. Antarctica, Earth's largest glacier store, faces thinning ice and shelf collapses.

Each year, glaciers discharge a colossal 46 cubic kilometers of ice, accompanied by deafening roars. Sea-bound glacier collapses involve massive ice shelves plunging into the ocean with seismic force, generating tsunami-like waves. Caution is crucial for distant shipborne observers.

This composition utilizes 3D immersive soundscapes, creating synesthetic experiences. It vividly depicts glacier texture, height, floating ice flow, and their disintegration. Beyond the mesmerizing imagery, it symbolizes human violence and destruction toward our planet. This narrative extends to the 21st-century realm of warfare, expressing an apocalyptic sentiment. Although primarily electronic, it integrates choir-like elements symbolizing the human-deity connection, delving into themes of apocalypse, redemption, and, in the final elegy, forgiveness.

Throughout its creation, I blurred the lines between painting and composing, sculpting sounds guided by my inner artistic vision. Close your eyes to sense the glacier's texture, temperature, weight, and the waves enveloping its consumed essence. 🎨🎵🌊❄️

『冰川』（Glacier)
自20世紀初以來，全球多數冰川都在不斷縮小🌍🏔️🌡️。這種現象已經觀察到在各大洲的不同地區，包括亞爾卑斯山脈、喜馬拉雅山脈、洛磯山脈、安第斯山脈等，格陵蘭島的冰川近年來正在經歷大規模的融化。南極洲是地球上最大的冰川存放區之一，某些地區的冰層變薄，並且有冰架崩解的情況。
每年，冰川在轟隆巨響中崩解出46 立方公里的冰，海面的冰川崩解時，偌大的冰架轉瞬間在巨響下大塊大塊的沈入海中、被海水吞噬，並在之後產生數個極大的巨浪，並將這些如海嘯般的巨浪推向遠處。在遠方船上的遊客，若未保持距離，很容易會被巨浪席捲到。

這個作品用 3D 沈浸式的聲響，讓聽眾產生視聽聯覺的心象，描繪了冰川的質地、高度、海面上急流的浮冰、以及冰川的崩解以及輓歌。在壯麗的冰川崩解景象，所代表的，卻是人類對世界的暴力與毀滅，而這樣的暴力和毀滅，在 21 世紀不僅限於冰川，也包含了戰爭。因此冰川崩解，延伸出的心靈意義是人類的暴力和恐慌，藉由冰川表達 21 世紀的『末世感』。雖然這首是電聲作品，以冰川的物質現象為主要描繪，但其中有類似合唱的聲響，象徵著人與神的關係，探詢末世與救贖的意涵，在最後的輓歌中，也帶著寬恕。

另外這部作品在創作時，我已經無法分辨我是在繪圖還是創作音樂，因為所有的聲響，乃依循著我內在心象的『畫作』的筆觸呈現，期望您閉眼聆賞時，也能感受到冰川的觸感、溫度、重量、以及承載吞噬冰川的海浪。

🎧 Glacier (binaural format for headphones and iPhone)

***This stereo is super immersive, use speakers, not headphones.***
if your speakers are weak in low frequencies, please go the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-normal-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier
if you are using headphones or iPhone, please go to the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/

如果您用耳機或 iPhone，請至此連結：https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
若您的喇叭低頻不夠，請至此連結：
https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-normal-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
****
if you are using speakers (except iPhone), please go to the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/, or if your speakers are weak in low frequencies, please go the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-normal-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
如果您用喇叭 (iPhone 除外），請至此連結：https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
若您的喇叭低頻不夠，請至此連結：
https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-normal-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
-----文末有中文解說


Since the early 20th century, glaciers worldwide have steadily diminished, impacting diverse regions from the Alps and Himalayas to Greenland. Antarctica, Earth's largest glacier store, faces thinning ice and shelf collapses.

Each year, glaciers discharge a colossal 46 cubic kilometers of ice, accompanied by deafening roars. Sea-bound glacier collapses involve massive ice shelves plunging into the ocean with seismic force, generating tsunami-like waves. Caution is crucial for distant shipborne observers.

This composition utilizes 3D immersive soundscapes, creating synesthetic experiences. It vividly depicts glacier texture, height, floating ice flow, and their disintegration. Beyond the mesmerizing imagery, it symbolizes human violence and destruction toward our planet. This narrative extends to the 21st-century realm of warfare, expressing an apocalyptic sentiment. Although primarily electronic, it integrates choir-like elements symbolizing the human-deity connection, delving into themes of apocalypse, redemption, and, in the final elegy, forgiveness.

Throughout its creation, I blurred the lines between painting and composing, sculpting sounds guided by my inner artistic vision. Close your eyes to sense the glacier's texture, temperature, weight, and the waves enveloping its consumed essence. 🎨🎵🌊❄️

『冰川』（Glacier)
自20世紀初以來，全球多數冰川都在不斷縮小🌍🏔️🌡️。這種現象已經觀察到在各大洲的不同地區，包括亞爾卑斯山脈、喜馬拉雅山脈、洛磯山脈、安第斯山脈等，格陵蘭島的冰川近年來正在經歷大規模的融化。南極洲是地球上最大的冰川存放區之一，某些地區的冰層變薄，並且有冰架崩解的情況。
每年，冰川在轟隆巨響中崩解出46 立方公里的冰，海面的冰川崩解時，偌大的冰架轉瞬間在巨響下大塊大塊的沈入海中、被海水吞噬，並在之後產生數個極大的巨浪，並將這些如海嘯般的巨浪推向遠處。在遠方船上的遊客，若未保持距離，很容易會被巨浪席捲到。

這個作品用 3D 沈浸式的聲響，讓聽眾產生視聽聯覺的心象，描繪了冰川的質地、高度、海面上急流的浮冰、以及冰川的崩解以及輓歌。在壯麗的冰川崩解景象，所代表的，卻是人類對世界的暴力與毀滅，而這樣的暴力和毀滅，在 21 世紀不僅限於冰川，也包含了戰爭。因此冰川崩解，延伸出的心靈意義是人類的暴力和恐慌，藉由冰川表達 21 世紀的『末世感』。雖然這首是電聲作品，以冰川的物質現象為主要描繪，但其中有類似合唱的聲響，象徵著人與神的關係，探詢末世與救贖的意涵，在最後的輓歌中，也帶著寬恕。

另外這部作品在創作時，我已經無法分辨我是在繪圖還是創作音樂，因為所有的聲響，乃依循著我內在心象的『畫作』的筆觸呈現，期望您閉眼聆賞時，也能感受到冰川的觸感、溫度、重量、以及承載吞噬冰川的海浪。

🎛  Glacier (enhanced immersive version for stereo speakers)

***This stereo is super immersive, use speakers, not headphones.***
if your speakers are high quality one, please go the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
if you are using headphones or iPhone, please go to the link: https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier
若您的喇叭低頻很足，請至此連結：
https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier-stereo-present?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier/
如果您用耳機或 iPhone，請至此連結：https://soundcloud.com/yi-chenglin/glacier?in=yi-chenglin/sets/glacier

-----文末有中文解說

Since the early 20th century, glaciers worldwide have steadily diminished, impacting diverse regions from the Alps and Himalayas to Greenland. Antarctica, Earth's largest glacier store, faces thinning ice and shelf collapses.

Each year, glaciers discharge a colossal 46 cubic kilometers of ice, accompanied by deafening roars. Sea-bound glacier collapses involve massive ice shelves plunging into the ocean with seismic force, generating tsunami-like waves. Caution is crucial for distant shipborne observers.

This composition utilizes 3D immersive soundscapes, creating synesthetic experiences. It vividly depicts glacier texture, height, floating ice flow, and their disintegration. Beyond the mesmerizing imagery, it symbolizes human violence and destruction toward our planet. This narrative extends to the 21st-century realm of warfare, expressing an apocalyptic sentiment. Although primarily electronic, it integrates choir-like elements symbolizing the human-deity connection, delving into themes of apocalypse, redemption, and, in the final elegy, forgiveness.

Throughout its creation, I blurred the lines between painting and composing, sculpting sounds guided by my inner artistic vision. Close your eyes to sense the glacier's texture, temperature, weight, and the waves enveloping its consumed essence. 🎨🎵🌊❄️

『冰川』（Glacier)
自20世紀初以來，全球多數冰川都在不斷縮小🌍🏔️🌡️。這種現象已經觀察到在各大洲的不同地區，包括亞爾卑斯山脈、喜馬拉雅山脈、洛磯山脈、安第斯山脈等，格陵蘭島的冰川近年來正在經歷大規模的融化。南極洲是地球上最大的冰川存放區之一，某些地區的冰層變薄，並且有冰架崩解的情況。
每年，冰川在轟隆巨響中崩解出46 立方公里的冰，海面的冰川崩解時，偌大的冰架轉瞬間在巨響下大塊大塊的沈入海中、被海水吞噬，並在之後產生數個極大的巨浪，並將這些如海嘯般的巨浪推向遠處。在遠方船上的遊客，若未保持距離，很容易會被巨浪席捲到。

這個作品用 3D 沈浸式的聲響，讓聽眾產生視聽聯覺的心象，描繪了冰川的質地、高度、海面上急流的浮冰、以及冰川的崩解以及輓歌。在壯麗的冰川崩解景象，所代表的，卻是人類對世界的暴力與毀滅，而這樣的暴力和毀滅，在 21 世紀不僅限於冰川，也包含了戰爭。因此冰川崩解，延伸出的心靈意義是人類的暴力和恐慌，藉由冰川表達 21 世紀的『末世感』。雖然這首是電聲作品，以冰川的物質現象為主要描繪，但其中有類似合唱的聲響，象徵著人與神的關係，探詢末世與救贖的意涵，在最後的輓歌中，也帶著寬恕。

另外這部作品在創作時，我已經無法分辨我是在繪圖還是創作音樂，因為所有的聲響，乃依循著我內在心象的『畫作』的筆觸呈現，期望您閉眼聆賞時，也能感受到冰川的觸感、溫度、重量、以及承載吞噬冰川的海浪。

🎛  Glacier (enhanced immersive version for stereo speakers lack of low frequencies)

A short Improvisation on Setar in Araaq and Foroud modes.

Araaq - Foroud

Setar: Vahid Eftekhar Hosseini
Guitar: Babak Basraie

Improvized - 1

Sebastian Nagretshei, also known as Yi-Cheng Lin, is an accomplished composer specializing in auditory-visual synesthesia, 3D immersive music, and AI music development.  He previously worked as Chief Music Officer at an AI music company before transitioning to his current role as a full-time composer and adjunct assistant professor at National Taiwan Normal University. 

His work has received international acclaim, featured at prestigious events like SiMN 2023, MUSLAB Planeta Complejo exhibition, NYCEMF 2023, SICMF 2023, NIME 2023, MiRNArte 2023, EiS 2023, NoiseFloor 2023, Earth Day Art Model 2023, MOXsonic Festival 2023, ICMC 2022, IRCAM Forum 2022, SICMF 2022, and Atemporánea 2022. Nagretshei's musical influence extends across 18 countries, spanning Asia, Europe, North and South America, cementing his global reputation in the field.

🎧 Music from the Metaverse: 3D Illusory Immersive Soundscape “The Spirit of the Giant Tree”

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