“Scuttles of Petals” was written by assigning letters of the alphabet to the top 26 pitches of the keyboard, and then spelling the names of flowers, yielding pitches that follow linguistic, rather than common-practice, patterns. The names go from 13 to 4 letters, a sequence that is repeated three times. The first set is: chrysanthemum, salpiglossis, wintergreen, periwinkle, hydrangea, daffodil, anemone, orchid, tulip, rose.
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1 mamie // Feb 10, 2022 at 8:56 am
That’s very cool.
2 Doug // Feb 10, 2022 at 10:19 pm
Thank you!