Milton Mermikides

Music of Earth and Space Since Pythagoras, we have imagined the universe as a vast, resonant instrument—a cosmic harmony waiting to be heard. From Holst’s orchestral visions of the planets to Tuvan throat singing echoing the ...

I cannot recommend more strongly what should be an amazing @greshamcollege.bsky.social lecture this evening from m’colleague @miltonline.bsky.social : Music and Space. 6pm GMT. Online via www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/mus...

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Excellent essay, Chris. “The money does not go into space”.

Notes have been in the (broadly) Western canon counted inclusively - the 1st is the root. In diatonic systems the eighth note completes the cycle and is both the last and first notes. Not the best term. Ancient Greeks called it a diapason, which is way cooler but I haven’t managed to revive it.

Happy birthday #JimiHendrix! 🎶

Have you ever wondered... why did he play his guitar upside-down? 🎸✨

In his lecture, 'Just Ask The Axis: Jimi Hendrix Unpicked', Prof Milton Mermikides demystifies Hendrix's music, revealing the range of his extraordinary invention...

👉 https://gres.hm/jimi-hendrix

Music of Animals - Milton Mermikides 播客单集 · Gresham College Lectures · 2025/11/14 · 52 分钟

From ancient Chinese zithers mimicking geese and butterflies to blues rhythms shaped by horses' gaits, this lecture details how music has long been inspired by the movements, calls, and characters of animals.

Feat. @miltonline.bsky.social at @greshamcollege.bsky.social

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🎟️ Free in-person tickets now open!
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Do animals make music? From whale songs and birdsong to horse rhythms echoing the blues, @miltonline.bsky.social asks if music is uniquely human - or shared with our animal cousins.

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No way I’m not getting this.

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Is this when we go full tilt?

(Doesn’t really work).

Happy solstice everyone. The journey to the long nights of winter starts here…

Friday June 13th 4pm I'm giving a free 30min talk at the #londonfestivalofarchitecture at the NLA Centre, London.
‘Liquid Skylines’ explores the history and technological potential of translating architecture into music.

www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/event/liquid...

Hidden Music Cambridge Core - Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Music - Hidden Music

Hidden Music - The Composer’s Guide to Sonification

The craft of turning data to music. Free to read and download until Feb 13

www.cambridge.org/core/element...

A box of brightly colored books labelled ‘our accidental universe’

Happy publication day to me! Gorgeous paperback copies of ‘Our Accidental Universe’ are now available so you can read about how astronomers stumble upon the truth but in softer covers! blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... (also the annoying mistake on p174 is corrected). Please buy! Tell your friends!

Touching the Sun Despite its familiarity, the Sun is a very different presence from the friendly yellow circle in children's paintings. Our star is a broiling mass of plasma, with its powerful magnetic fields, twisted...

Free tickets still available for next Wednesday's @greshamcollege.bsky.social lecture, 'Touching the Sun': sign up here for tickets to be there in person or online: www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/tou...

Breaking the Fourth Wall of Sound: The Paradox of Screen Music Sound and music hold a strange and powerful role in film, TV and video games, aiding narrative and emotional impact. They can even exist in the world of ‘the film’ – heard by the characters – or in th...

Hello Blue Sky.
Next free public lecture. How sound and music transform the cinematic experience. Jan 16, Rich Mix cinema and online.

www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/sce...