Something to soothe what’s ailing you
Enormous xylophone in the woods of Kyushu, Japan plays Bach’s Cantata 147 “Jesu, joy of man’s desiring”, when a wooden ball rolls down each "key."
An impressive piece of engineering.
Designed and engineered by Kenjiro Matsuo of Invisible Designs Lab.. pic.twitter.com/EbNH2tsGu4
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The story behind it.
Giant Wooden Xylophone in Japanese Forest Plays the Notes of Bach’s Cantata 147
Imagine walking through the woods and then suddenly hearing the calming melodies of Bach playing in the distance. That’s exactly the type of magical scenario that creative director Morihiro Harano and his team at Mori Inc. created in 2012. The company collaborated with carpenter Mitsuo Tsuda and sound engineer Kenjiro Matsuo to create a giant xylophone in a forest that plays a special wooden symphony.
Elevated above the forest floor, the huge xylophone was installed in the woods of Kyushu, Japan. It comprises hundreds of different-sized pieces of wood, each of which plays a different note when struck. In a video showcasing the instrument, a wooden ball is placed at the start of the xylophone, which descends at a slight angle. As the ball rolls freely down, it hits each wooden panel and plays the notes of Bach’s Cantata 147, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.
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Lovely, ingenius...
And soothing!
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some other human activity
that adds beauty and love to this cruel world:
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