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SUMMARY:Athanasius Kircher: Music\, Machines\, and the Marvelous
LOCATION:Kroch Library (Olin B2) 2B48\, Olin Library\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\,
  USA
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will be held in Kroch Library (Olin B2) 2B48.\n\n
 Laurent Ferri\, "A Portrait of Atanasius Kircher as a Jesuit Scholar\, Te
 acher\, Machine-Maker\, Courtier\, Museum Curator\, Best-Selling Author —
  and\, Possibly\, Charlatan"\n\nCarmel Raz\, ‘Ossianic Sounds’: Berlioz o
 n Memory\n\nOrganized by Patricia García Gil and Laurent Ferri\, this sym
 posium explores the extraordinary sonic universe of Athanasius Kircher (1
 602–1680)\, the Jesuit polymath whose investigations brought together\, m
 athematics\, music\, acoustics\, natural philosophy\, history\, archeolog
 y\, technology\, and of course religion. Through lectures\, performances\
 , demonstrations\, and an experimental “musical salon”\, we will explore 
 his fascination with fantastical instruments\, music-generating machines\
 , algorithmic composition\, and music's capacity to affect the human body
  and emotions. From wind-activated harps and water-power organs to mechan
 ical instruments and early systems of automated composition\, Kircher's e
 xpansive conception of sound invites us to reconsider the boundaries betw
 een human\, animal\, natural\, and machine-generated music. His work also
  opens conversations about cultural encounters\, missionary ambitions\, a
 nd the circulation of knowledge\, while raising questions that resonate w
 ith contemporary debates on artificial intelligence\, creativity\, and mu
 sical authorship\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/d247fa07-9cec-453c-95e1-4
 f2966351e9a
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/d247fa07-9cec-453c-95e1-4f2966351e9a
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