Standnummer: 41, Niedersachsenhalle
Thema: Robotik / Robotic, Musik / Music, Arduino
Music Train is a media art piece that visualizes the composition of music.
When you play the electronic piano, model trains move. The 12 rails correspond to the seven notes of Do(C), Re(D), Mi(E), Fa(F), Sol(G), La(A), Si(B) and the five sharp & flat notes in between. When you play Do(C), the train on the Do(C) track moves forward, and when you play Re(D), the train on the Re(D) track moves forward.If you stop playing for a while, the train will automatically return to the starting line.
You can use this system to play a game like horse racing. Before you start playing, line up the trains at the starting point. Predict which train will be in the lead after the song is finished. The position of the trains represents the frequency of each note of Do(C), Re(D), Mi(E) in the song. Generally, Do(C) and Sol(G) appear more frequently in songs in C major, but as shown in the video above, Sol(G) appears most frequently in Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
In this way, Music Train makes it possible to visualize the composition of music in a particular song.
The robot band consists of three robots that automatically play musical bells. They perform classical music and folk songs from around the world.
Mitmachaktion: Visitors can play an electronic piano and operate model trains, experiencing how the arrangement of musical notes is reflected in the movement of the trains.
Kontakt: Music Laboratory / Tetsuji KATSUDA / e-mail