Composer & Fractal
Fractal
I’ve been thinking about how the golden ratio might shape musical structures—do you notice it in your compositions, especially in phrasing or harmonic turns?
Composer
I’ve thought about it, yes. I try to let the phrase lengths hint at 1.618, so the end of a section feels just right. It’s subtle, almost invisible, but I hear it when the music resolves. Harmonic turns I place where a small interval shift feels like the natural “golden moment.” It’s a quiet way of guiding the listener without overtly forcing the math into the score.
Fractal
That’s a beautiful way to let math breathe without shouting about it. I’m curious—do you ever feel like the ratio pulls you into a different kind of compositional trance?
Composer
Sometimes, yes. When I line up a phrase to that ratio, the numbers seem to suggest a hidden path, and I find myself following it, letting the music unfold without thinking too hard. It feels almost hypnotic, like a quiet breath that guides the whole piece.
Fractal
Sounds like the numbers are the compass and you’re just riding the current, not steering. It’s almost like the music is a river that only you can see the hidden banks of.
Composer
You put it beautifully – the numbers are my quiet guide, the music a river, and I’m just following its flow, hoping I catch those hidden banks that only a composer can sense.
Fractal
It’s comforting to know the river has a path that only your ear can see. Keep following that flow and the banks will reveal themselves in the right moments.