I Built a 17th Century Music Computer (and it sounds incredible!)

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Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code LEVIMCCLAIN at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/LEVIMCCLAIN Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LeviMcClain How the Metronome Changed Everything: https://youtu.be/1-Ob-LSVnNw?si=jo8Fe2mSs6YM0tf1 On todays episode we explore the Arca Musarithmica, a music writing device found in Athanasius Kircher's music theory treatise: Musurgia Universalis. Using plans from the original Arca, I rebuilt the device, used it to write a 4 part liturgical vocal harmony for Ave Maris Stella, and hired musicians to perform what it produced! What could go wrong? Modes in the 16th and 17th centuries (Early Music Sources): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lyq48eybjZw&pp=ygUfTW9kZXMgMTd0aCBjZW50cnVyeSBlYXJseSBtdXNpYw%3D%3D From Modes to Keys in Early Modern Music Theory: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/from-modes-to-keys-in-early-modern-music-theory-9780199338153?cc=us&lang=en& Scotch Snaps in Hip Hop (Adam Neely): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i7cG9QIvIWo Arca Musarithmica: http://www.arca1650.info/ Monteverdi’s Ave Maris Stella: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sUtZcLQZ6l4 Grieg’s Ave Maris Stella: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5GHrsc8dZ0w Connect with me here: Levi McClain's Music: https://linktr.ee/levimcclainmusic Levi McClain's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levimcclainmusic Levi McClain's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@levimcclainmusic #musictheory #musictheory101 #musictheorylessons #microtonesexplained #harmony #chords #levimcclainmusictheory #levimusictheory #musurgiauniversalis #arcamusarithmica Timestamps: 00:00 - Harmony of the Spheres & Musurgia Universalis 02:50 - Arca Musarithmica, Ave Maris Stella & Trochee Rhythms 05:57 - Choosing a Stropha, Tonus & Church Modes 09:46 - Thank you Incogni! 11:33 - Generating 4 Part Vocal Harmony 13:53 - MUSIC from a 17th Century Algorithm 15:18 - Is the Arca Musarithmica a Computer/Algorithm? 18:18 - The Impact of New Technology in Music