A composition based on the spiraling patterns of pine cone scales.
Pinecone scales grow at intervals of the golden angle, forming spirals whose totals follow the Fibonacci sequence. In small pinecones, these counts are 5 and 8 spirals in opposite directions.
In this composition, the melodic spirals are created by dividing the octave by the golden angle, which yields a neutral sixth interval. In this arrangement, the interval fluctuates, alternating between a major and a minor sixth. Moving in one direction, this sixth forms 5 spirals, while its inverted interval—the third—forms 8 spirals in the opposite direction.
To anchor the entire structure, the drums play 5:8 polyrhythm.
Performed live at Savonlinna, Kulttuurikellari, 16.4.2025
Supported by Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Taike): Arts Promotion Centre Finland