North Coast Synthesis Ltd.

We Spoke of Centimetres

In the game of Dwarf Fortress, characters sometimes perform music that is supposed to be in specific forms procedurally generated to match their in-game culture and background. This track is one of my attempts at writing real-life music to match a description from the game. It is an example of the Tressed Silk, a form of music used for entertainment originating in the Towers of Gladness (a dwarven civilization); performed on two ogons and a zarut, which are respectively similar to our world's bagpipes and a reed organ, all simulated with North Coast Synthesis Eurorack modules.

Sheet music is available (PDF file). There's also a Web log entry that discusses this piece in more detail.