About the microphone, music and our long screen time

After 1964, Gould idealized the North and often meditated on loneliness, so he was considered a hermit. However, he will be hidden only if telephone calls, photography, sound recording, video recording, and rapid distribution networks are not counted. In his two electronic ages, Gould managed to be everywhere. Although often isolated from the world, he can be seen everywhere in tens of millions of TV sets, movie theaters, car radios, and finally outer space. At the time, he was in 1977. Good-tempered keyboard It was launched from the earth’s atmosphere on the phonograph time capsule on the Voyager spacecraft. Gould is probably best for curious aliens, aliens with a good turntable, or at least ESP capabilities.

Gould is very fond of some popular music, including Petura Clark; he called Barbra Streisand’s voice “an instrument with infinite diversity and timbre resources.” Although his own pitch is perfect, he is still attracted by unusual voices, whether it’s out of tune or otherwise. He invented a documentary form called Counterpoint to pay homage to (perhaps) Bach, in which the voice of speech overlaps with strange effects. The most evocative example is Gould’s film about the desolate tundra of Canada. Northern thoughts, It can easily become one of the most avant-garde fares on YouTube.

Although he compulsively hummed while playing, avoided shaking hands for fear of illness, was addicted to prescription drugs, and dressed for winter storms regardless of the weather, Gould managed to stay in the flicker of electronic quirks, never completely Fall into a monotonous madness. This subtle psychological balance is evident in the knowledgeable dry reel that he delivers directly to the camera. It is reflected in his experimental acoustic collages and countless radio broadcasts he recorded. Gould also talked with friends and unsuspecting acquaintances on landlines and pay phones for several hours, sometimes letting his companion fall asleep when he was shocked by the theory of everything, the soundscape of a person, and much more The changing rhythm of speech is as incredible as his piano performance. Gould’s close friend and violinist Yehudi Menuhin said: “There has never been a top pianist who has given his heart so generously while presenting himself so carefully.”

Gould became what might now be called a pop musician. The music critic and Gould’s close friend Tim Page was asked last year about his friends’ views on living in isolation. “Glen will love the Internet,” Page replied. “He has a phobia of bacteria and doesn’t like physical contact. But he likes things like Skype and Facebook [so he could] While keeping a distance, he still enjoys his friendship. Indeed, Gould is at his best In the distance——Away from the Baroque room and modern stage, hiding there, he can send a signal to another person, lonely like him, afraid of touching, across the same unrented Canadian blockbuster, inspiring the media philosopher Marshall Mike Inspired by Luhan, a frequent interlocutor of Gould.