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Longplayer
Longplayer — Public artwork (installation).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Royal Victoria · 0.7 km
About
Longplayer is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (installation).". Coordinates: 51.5077°, 0.0083°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Longplayer is a musical composition made by British composer and musician Jem Finer which is composed to play for 1,000 years without looping. It started to play at midnight on 31 December 1999, and is expected to continue without repetition until 31 December 2999. Longplayer is not tied to any one form of technology and can be performed equally by computer or humans playing singing bowls and following a graphic score. There have also been several live performances and future performances continue to be planned. It began as an original commission by arts organisation Artangel and is currently maintained by the Longplayer Trust, and is located in Trinity Buoy Wharf on the north bank of the River Thames.
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Background
History
Longplayer is based on an existing piece of music, 20 minutes and 20 seconds in length, which is processed by computer using a simple algorithm. This gives a large number of variations, which, when played consecutively, gives a total expected runtime of 1,000 years. It is played on a single instrument consisting of 234 Tibetan standing bells and gongs of different sizes, which are able to create a range of sounds by either striking or rolling pieces of wood around the rims. This source music was recorded in December 1999. The piece is described as reflecting on the concepts of time and impermanence from a cosmological and philosophical perspective, and questions traditional ideas about…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5077, 0.0083
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E14 0FL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Nearest railway station
- Royal Victoria — 0.7 km
- Official site
- longplayer.org
Sources
- osm: n2831231349 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Longplayer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longplayer?
- Longplayer is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5077°, 0.0083°. The nearest railway station is Royal Victoria, around 0.7 km away.