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Episode 36 - Musical Cryptography
by Audrey Scudder
We are constantly surrounded by music in our everyday lives, and as technology has progressed, it’s become even more prevalent. But what if this music could be used as more than just a form of entertainment? For centuries, authors, composers, and scientists have been experimenting with the possibility of musical cryptography and steganography. In this episode, we explore different methods of encrypting and hiding messages in music, the history of the practice, and how musical cryptography affects how we analyze music from the past and how we could produce music in the future.
Audio:
“Acoustic Guitar Loop” from http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
“Radio Noise” from http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
“Electronic Beat” from http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
“Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43” by Sergei Rachmaninoff from https://imslp.org/
“Variations on an Original Theme ‘Enigma’, Op.36” By Edward Elgar from https://imslp.org/ (Movements 1, 9, 10 used)
Sources:
Thicknesse, P. (1772). A Treatise on the Art of Decyphering, and of Writing in Cypher with an Harmonic Alphabet. London: W. Brown.
Owano, N. (2016, August 20). Music Tempo Carries Hidden Information. Retrieved from https://techxplore.com/news/2016-08-music-tempo-hidden.html.
Estrin, D. (2018, March 15). Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Still Keeps Music Detectives Busy. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2018/03/15/593771944/elgars-enigma-still-keeps-music-detectives-busy.
arXiv, E. T. from the. (2016, August 17). Party Algorithm Hides Messages in Ibiza Trance Music. Retrieved from https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602194/party-algorithm-hides-messages-in-ibiza-trance-music/
Wikipedia contributors. (2019, September 19). Dorabella Cipher. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:31, October 30, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorabella_Cipher&oldid=916457471
Image: “Mixing Console and Laptop,” Dejan Krsmanovic, Flickr, CC BY
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by Audrey Scudder
We are constantly surrounded by music in our everyday lives, and as technology has progressed, it’s become even more prevalent. But what if this music could be used as more than just a form of entertainment? For centuries, authors, composers, and scientists have been experimenting with the possibility of musical cryptography and steganography. In this episode, we explore different methods of encrypting and hiding messages in music, the history of the practice, and how musical cryptography affects how we analyze music from the past and how we could produce music in the future.
Audio:
“Acoustic Guitar Loop” from http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
“Radio Noise” from http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
“Electronic Beat” from http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
“Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43” by Sergei Rachmaninoff from https://imslp.org/
“Variations on an Original Theme ‘Enigma’, Op.36” By Edward Elgar from https://imslp.org/ (Movements 1, 9, 10 used)
Sources:
Thicknesse, P. (1772). A Treatise on the Art of Decyphering, and of Writing in Cypher with an Harmonic Alphabet. London: W. Brown.
Owano, N. (2016, August 20). Music Tempo Carries Hidden Information. Retrieved from https://techxplore.com/news/2016-08-music-tempo-hidden.html.
Estrin, D. (2018, March 15). Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Still Keeps Music Detectives Busy. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2018/03/15/593771944/elgars-enigma-still-keeps-music-detectives-busy.
arXiv, E. T. from the. (2016, August 17). Party Algorithm Hides Messages in Ibiza Trance Music. Retrieved from https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602194/party-algorithm-hides-messages-in-ibiza-trance-music/
Wikipedia contributors. (2019, September 19). Dorabella Cipher. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:31, October 30, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorabella_Cipher&oldid=916457471
Image: “Mixing Console and Laptop,” Dejan Krsmanovic, Flickr, CC BY