Science's Sonata: A Reaction-Concept Article About Science and Music

by CALIMLIM, Noli R.

2013-11406

Music evolves as listeners, performers, composer s or simply how “people” favor some musicala variations over another. Perception, innovation, selection, creativity and preferences are some factors that may be considered how listeners shaped this kind of evolution with the aid of science itself.

“Science inspires music as music inspires science.”

Proofs are of music pieces that have been enduringly famous, powerful and influential, widely played and recorded repeatedly. Two of the legitimate example of this statement is ‘The Planet’ by Gustav Holst and ‘Fly Me to The Moon’ written by Bart Howard respectively.

As Science Inspired Classical Music: The Planets

Originally titled “Seven Pieces for Large Orchestra” and written between 1914 and 1916, The Planets (suite) has seven movements named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character:

Ø  Mars, the Bringer of War

Ø  Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Ø  Mercury, the Winged Messenger

Ø  Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Ø  Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age

Ø  Uranus, the Magician

Ø  Neptune, the Mystic

Ignoring the astronomical concept (which is why Earth is not included): each movement is intended to convey ideas and emotions associated with the influence of the planets on the psyche.

The Vice-Versa: Fly me to The Moon

At most fifteen years before NASA deployed its first land on the moon, originally titled "In Other Words", Bart Howard wrote fly me to the moon in 1954 which has become a popular standard of jazz genre often featured in popular culture.

Its message may sound romantic but upon frequents recordings from a normal song up to instrumental version soon became associated with the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Mission.

Franks Sinatra’s version of this song became "the first music ever heard on the moon" when played on a portable cassette played by astronaut Buzz Aldrin after he stepped onto the moon.

In conclusion, we can say that music is collective. The smooth flow of harmony conveyed with science will always serve as a mirror of one’s heirloom even if continually evolves day by day.

Works Cited

"Fly Me to the Moon." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 Dec. 2014. Web. 12 Mar. 2014.

"The Planets." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 Dec. 2014. Web. 12 Mar. 2014.