Was Beethoven’s possible arrhythmia responsible for his distinctive rhythms? Learn about ventricular ectopics and the making of Arrhythmia Suite, III., from his Fifth Symphony
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Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: Holter Highlights in Music
Are arrhythmia inherently musical? What does arrhythmia feel like? Listen to these musical renditions of snippets of ECG from a patient with atrial fibrillation and other rhythm disturbances and judge for yourself.
Still Zoomin’
Two lockdowns later, the group is still meeting regularly on zoom / Skype
Digital première: Eine neue “Für Elise” (15.12.2020, 12h15 GMT)
Digital première of MorpheuS’ Eine neue “Für Elise” set for 15 December 2020 at 12h15 GMT, in first earth hour of Beethoven’s 250th birthday
Little Etudes for World Heart Rhythm Week
Learning piano during covid-19 lockdown? Or returning to piano playing after a long hiatus? Watch this space for Little Etudes based on different cardiac arrhythmias to be released during World Heart Rhythm Week (1-7 June 2020).
The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Turns 42
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” had its radio premiere on 8 March 1978. It was later adapted into a series of novels, a TV series, video games and a film. See article in the Economist. Meanwhile, here is an excerpt that helps explain the significance of the number 42 and why we were so […]
La Pause Ludique
COSMOS team members and colleagues at IRCAM hard at work during the weekly “la pause ludique”. More photos here.