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Official edition of "The Anthrophic Principle" by Peter Baert, published by Composer.Directory (CD-W396), scored for (全)总谱. Edition includes 1 part, 12 pages.
- Composer
- Peter Baert
- Publisher
- Composer.Directory
- Catalog No.
- CD-W396
- Instrumentation
- (全)总谱
- Specifications
- 1 parts · 12 pages (Single Score)
- Purchase Orders
- cdiyao@gmail.com (Email to Purchase)
Parts & Score Materials
| Part Name | Instrument | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| (全)总谱 | FullScore | 12 pages |
Work & Edition Details
The Anthropic Principle for solo cello
Duration : approx. 8 min.
Why does the universe possess the precise physical constants necessary for conscious life to exist? The fundamental forces—gravity, electromagnetism, nuclear forces—are calibrated with impossible precision. Change any value slightly, and stars wouldn’t form, atoms couldn’t bond, we wouldn’t be here.
This is the Anthropic Principle: we observe a universe capable of producing observers.
Performance note:
Move between radically different characters— ethereal opening, chromatic intensity, quiet wonder. “Very light touch, a lot of air” means breath, not string. Let the final harmonic decay naturally. We’re listening to the universe fade into silence, still wondering.
Performance setup: The performer may be visually separated from the audience—positioned in an adjacent space or behind a screen—so that performer and listener are bound only by sound traveling through the reverberant architecture. In this configuration, the music becomes pure acoustic phenomenon: invisible vibrations crossing space, consciousness reaching toward consciousness through nothing but resonance, mirroring the piece’s exploration of observation itself.