Considering a Two-Part Image
Method


The poem Considering a Two-Part Image consists of a list of factors that affected the degree to which images in Blueprints for Music: Series 2 were thought to be interesting when they were being created.

After all the images in Blueprints for Music: Series 2 had been completed, a list of 56 factors was written.

A random 2-digit number was assigned to each of the 56 factors. To generate a number, a 10-sided die (with faces labeled 0 through 9) was rolled twice. The first roll was for the most-significant digit; the second was for the least-significant digit. In some cases, the same number was assigned to more than one factor. For such factors, the 10-sided die was rolled one more time. The resulting digit was appended as a decimal digit after the factor's 2-digit number. Additional decimal digits were generated and appended as needed until a unique number was assigned to each factor. The factors were sorted in numerical order using the randomly generated numbers.

Vertical ellipses were placed at the beginning and end of the poem to indicate that the list of 56 factors is not all-inclusive.

The two auxiliary notes given after the poem were arranged randomly. A random 1-digit number was assigned to each note. To generate a number, a 10-sided die (with faces labeled 0 through 9) was rolled once. The notes were sorted in numerical order using the randomly generated numbers.


 


Blueprints for Music: Series 2

Other Work by John Greschak

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