“The so-called disturbances of harmonics (combination tones, beats, low and lowest tones, etc.), which Helmholtz described as scientific phenomena in the second chapter of his Lehre von den Tonempfindungen [Theory of Sound Sensations], form the tonal source material of the composition, which subsequently enters into a relationship with the poem Die Irren by Rainer Maria Rilke. In his text, Rilke in turn creates the rationally difficult to grasp paradox of an artistically almost crystalline description of complete lack of support. Like all art, this is actually an impossibility.

The composition also moves within this tension between science and intuition, the balance between knowing and not knowing. Clear planning meets freedom in the moment; the freedom to react to what arises along the way instead of blindly following a preconceived plan. The aim is to use this tension to find solutions that make something tangible and tangible that only ever arises in a unique context.

Arnulf Herrmann, September 2024″

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