Jun 30,  · Originally posted on FACT. Back in , German artist Bartholomäus Traubeck created equipment that translate the rings of a tree into music by playing them on a turntable. A tree’s rings are usually associated with its age, but it can also reveal information about the tree’s environment, disease and more. On Traubecks project, also titled [ ].

Aug 10,  · Bartholomäus Traubeck - Years () If you ever wonder how a tree sounds, you may want to hear this album. The best way to explain this work may be quoting the artist himself. Straight from Traubeck's page: "A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process.

Sep 13,  ·  Suite (Botanique) also features the works: Plant Orchestra, a performance and lecture by Alexandra Duvekot ;  Years by Bartholomäus Traubeck  an installation that translates data retrieved from growth rings of trees into piano music.

This record was conceived and commissioned for the exhibition "Suite (Botanique)" as part of the Gaudeamus Muziekweek , and was initially presented at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Released in an edition of /5(3).

Created by Bartholomäus Traubeck, Years is a record player that translates wood's year rings into sound. Using a ps eye camera, the grain on the slices of wood.

Bartholomäus Traubeck discography and songs: Music profile for Bartholomäus Traubeck, born Genres: Indeterminacy. Albums include Years.

Bartholomäus Traubeck Years, released 26 June 1. Picea (Spruce) 2. Fraxinus (Ash) 3. Quercus (Oak) 4. Acer (Maple) 5. Alnus (Alder) 6. Juglans (Walnut) 7. Fagus (Beech) A tree's year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall.

Suite (Botanique) sep. – sep. Group exhibition with Alexandra Duvekot, Søren Lyngsø Knudsen and Birgitte Kristensen, Carlo Patrão, and Bartholomäus Traubeck + selected resources on the topic of plant communication by Daniel Chamovitz, Mort Garson, Roger Roger and Martin Monestier, Molly Roth, and Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird.