This document summarizes a musical composition titled "5piano" that was inspired by Albert Einstein's 1905 papers on physics. The 5-track composition is described as a meditation on Einstein's revolutionary insights into time, space, energy, and mass from that year. Each track title references Einstein's work, with two titles abstracted from the names of his actual papers. The concluding track is called "Annus Mirabilis," referencing the "Miracle Year" of 1905. Brief details are provided about the inspiration for each track title and composition.
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1/ Ballad of a Well Known Gun 4.48
2/ Everywhere I Go is a Long Way From Home 3.21
3/ That’s What LeavinG’s For 3.50
4/ Pray Enough 3.45
5/ Leave My Woman Alone 3.28
6/ I Won’t Give Up My Train 5.52
7/ Biscuits and Gravy 4.40
8/ Friend of the Devil 6.11
9/ May You Never Be Alone 4.09
10/ Willie jones 3.47
11/ One Way Out 5.07
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piano
5a meditation on space + time
While the title of this CD reflects the five pieces contained within, it also references the year 1905
(referred to in the scientific community as the Annus Mirabilis or Miracle Year) when Albert Einstein
wrote five papers which mark a watershed between classical and modern physics. These papers
offered, among other considerations, Einstein’s revolutionary insights into the nature of time and
space, energy and mass. As much as one can “talk” about music (comedian Martin Mull once said
that that’s like ‘dancing about architecture’) these pieces are about Einstein and his Miracle Year.
I’ve long been fascinated by Einstein and his work. These compositions comprise a kind of meditation
upon that work, some hints of which are alluded to in the titles. In two cases the titles are abstracted
from the formal appellations of two of his papers: 1/Moving Bodies (“On the Electrodynamics of
Moving Bodies”) and 2/Suspended in a Stationary Liquid (“On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended
in a Stationary Liquid, as Required by the Molecular Kinetic Theory of Heat”). The 3rd track, War of
the Welles, is a tribute to the 1938 Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds radio play. It concludes however
with a voiceover by physicist Richard Feynman, who calmly states his fearlessness in “being lost in
a mysterious universe without any purpose.” Feynman seems to infer that we’re on our own (doesn’t
‘lost’ imply ‘alone’?) In contrast to the beginning of the track, where the earth is under seige by alien
invaders, Feynman’s words reflect impartial science and reason. Track 4, Bilbo, is titled after a parrot
that Einstein actually received in the mail! Einstein became very fond of it and told it jokes (according
to a close friend who kept a diary of Einstein’s last years which I believe now resides in the library
at Princeton University). And finally, Track 5 is the Annus Mirabilis–the meditation’s climax and
signature piece. Thank you for reading (and listening)!
–Robert Hakalski / September 2016
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1. moving bodies
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2. suspended in a stationary liquid
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3. war of the welles
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4. bilbo
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5. annus mirabilis
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total running time: 61.40
7. 1. moving bodies / 10.24
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2. suspended in a stationary liquid / 11.10
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3. war of the welles / 11.54
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4. bilbo/ 11.17
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5. annus mirabilis/ 16.42
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