Music Inspired by Astronomy: A Resource Guide Organized by Topic

Fraknoi, Andrew

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Astronomy Education Review / Volume 11 / Issue 1 / RESOURCES

2012, AER, 11 (1), 010303, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2012043

Music Inspired by Astronomy: A Resource Guide Organized by Topic

Published 26 November 2012

Andrew Fraknoi

Foothill College, Los Altos, California, 94022

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This annotated resource guide presents 133 pieces of music inspired by astronomical ideas, discoveries, or history, organized in 22 subject categories. Both classical and popular music are included, but only when a clear connection to astronomy could be established. Depending on your musical tastes, you are likely to find some pieces resonating with you and others like the squeaking noise on a blackboard when chalk is held at the wrong angle. But some of the ideas and analogies the pieces represent may intrigue you and your students. Only music available on CD is included, so that educators who want to use some of these in the classroom can purchase a legal copy. A short appendix lists a number of astronomers who have recorded songs and self-published them.

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astronomy, music, physics education, K-6 (or elementary), 7-9 (or middle school), 10-12 (or high school), College non-majors, Museum and planetarium, Public outreach, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Astronomy Education, Multimedia, Audio-visual Materials, Interdisciplinary Tools, Humanities and Astronomy, Teaching Resources

PACS

01.40.eg

Elementary school
01.40.ek

Secondary school
01.40.-d

Education
01.75.+m

Science and society
01.50.-i

Educational aids
01.50.F-

Audio and visual aids

International Patent Classification (IPC)

G10
Musical instruments; Acoustics

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1539-1515 (online)

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The American Astronomical Society

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Received 16 October 2012
Accepted 16 October 2012
Published online 26 November 2012

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2012043

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Fraknoi, A. , “The Music of the Spheres: Astronomical Sources of Musical Inspiration” in Mercury (the magazine of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific), May/June, 1977, p. 15.
Fraknoi, A. “More Music of the Spheres” in Mercury, Nov/December, 1979, p. 128.
Fraknoi, A. 2006, “The Music of the Spheres in Education: Using Astronomically Inspired Music” Astronomy Education Review, 5(1), 139AERSCZ000005000001000139000001: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2006009
Fraknoi, A. 2008, Web page: “Music Inspired by Astronomy,” http://www.astronomy2009.org/static/resources/iya2009_music_astronomy.pdf.
Ronan, C. “Astronomy and Music” in Sky & Telescope, September, 1975, p. 145.