In this seminal work, Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata was translated into Morse code and sent to the Moon (8 September – 27 October 2018) Earth-Moon-Earth (Moonlight Sonata Reflected from the Surface of the Moon) Image Earth-Moon-Earth (Moonlight Sonata Reflected from the Surface of the Moon) Sat 8th Sep 10:00am - Sat 27th Oct 5:00pm St. Cecilia's Hall, The University of Edinburgh, 50 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1LG, UK Celebrating the University's Main Library exhibition 'Astronomy Victorious', and Ingleby Gallery's 'Jacob's Ladder', St Cecilia’s Hall plays host to Katie Paterson’s Earth-Moon-Earth (Moonlight Sonata Reflected from the Surface of the Moon). In this seminal work, Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata was translated into Morse code and sent to the Moon. Performed on an automated grand piano, the returned transmission has been re-translated into a new score – the gaps and absences becoming intervals and rests in the music. Free Admission. Open Tuesday to Saturday. http://www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk/ (Photo credit - Katie Paterson, Earth–Moon–Earth (Moonlight Sonata Reflected from the Surface of the Moon, 2007, Disklavier grand piano, Installation view, Cornerhouse, Manchester 2011 Photo © We are Tape Courtesy of the artist and Ingleby, Edinburgh) This article was published on 2024-08-21
