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September 11th Memorial

from cityroom in Books, Non-fiction

Introductory page from a commemorative booklet about the World Trade Center sold in the vicinity of Ground Zero.

09/15/2009
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cityroom
Lee Barry scribbled: If you did one for Chicago, what would you use as your primary element? (Chicago is notorious is so many ways...)

Michael Albert's Collage Map of Manhattan

from cityroom in Illustrations & Maps

Michael Albert, a collage artist, created a map of Manhattan by spelling out locations with letters he collected from advertisements and commercial products. The artwork, which was completed in fall 2008, measures 32"x40." There is a spelling error in the map, says Mr. Albert, who challenges vie...

09/15/2009
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Music Theory Illustrated

from Lee Barry in Illustrations & Maps

This is an info graphic I created while working on the 'Color of Sound' project, which mapped a visual interpretation of pitch to sound and music (applying it to CMYK, RGB, paint pigments, etc. and having artists create works based on the palettes.

09/15/2009
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Lee Barry: I hope this comes in handy for a quick reference if you are learning music theory. It was created for a larger project on synesthesia, that I hope to resume at some point. 09/15/2009

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Timeline of Musical Influences (Work in Progress)

from Lee Barry in Illustrations & Maps

I have been working on this in dribs and drabs for years. It is a time line of all the music (and visual) artists that have influenced my work since 1966. When finished it will be 8-10 feet in length (and beyond depending on my life span). It is a side view of history with prehistoric (bedrock) a...

09/07/2009
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Broken Cello

from Lee Barry

A piece for solo cello for performance with a recording of itself, playing in 1-2 devices set on continuous random play. The piece may also be performed by 2-4 players, with or without the recording(s).

04/26/2009
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Composition Strategies (Game Rules)

from Lee Barry in Creative Writing

The Composition Strategy Cards are used as a creative springboard for creating new pieces of music. They are interesting in that every aspect of the process is reduced to a random event, which eliminates the need to make conscious choices about what to compose.

04/04/2009
Lee Barry
Lee Barry published:

Composition Strategies (Game Rules)

from Lee Barry in Creative Writing

The Composition Strategy Cards are used as a creative springboard for creating new pieces of music. They are interesting in that every aspect of the process is reduced to a random event, which eliminates the need to make conscious choices about what to compose.

04/04/2009
Lee Barry
Lee Barry published:

Modal Vamp Etude

from Lee Barry

A short but effective exercise in playing modes over chord changes.

01/22/2009
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Lee Barry published:

Music Theory Illustrated

from Lee Barry in Illustrations & Maps

This is an info graphic I created while working on the 'Color of Sound' project, which mapped a visual interpretation of pitch to sound and music (applying it to CMYK, RGB, paint pigments, etc. and having artists create works based on the palettes.

06/29/2008
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Lee Barry published:

Borrowed Chords (2)

from Lee Barry

The term "borrowed" refers to a type of alternate harmonization of a given melody by using chords from another mode. This technique can be used to create contrast and interest by expanding the universe of available chords beyond those that occur in purely diatonic or modal schemes; and to set up ...

03/30/2008
musallio

musallio scribbled: Thanks.I love this stuff. 06/26/2008

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Name
Lee Barry
Location
Chicago
Bio
Naturally caffeinated and in continuous state of reverie
Gender
Male
Website
http://www.leebarry.net
Occupation
IT Professional/Graphic Artist
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