Thanks once again, Tyler, for sharing your knowledge and research. I knew of Lomax for field recordings of folk and blues, but not his work with dance.
Yes. Incredible. I wonder if he had something to do with Laurie Spiegel's Voyager Golden Record selection. In 1975, she composed a computerized realization of Johannes Kepler's 1619 treatise Harmonices Mundi. It was originally commissioned by Dr. Carl Sagan for inclusion on the record.
Amazing essay. This is I come to Substack for—to discover and learn, at age 72, things I never knew. Thank you!
Thanks once again, Tyler, for sharing your knowledge and research. I knew of Lomax for field recordings of folk and blues, but not his work with dance.
Thanks for walking with us and for the kind words, Chuck.
Yes. Incredible. I wonder if he had something to do with Laurie Spiegel's Voyager Golden Record selection. In 1975, she composed a computerized realization of Johannes Kepler's 1619 treatise Harmonices Mundi. It was originally commissioned by Dr. Carl Sagan for inclusion on the record.
I write about her here:
https://sunra.substack.com/p/sisters-with-transistors