Since 2017, I have been making music from heartbeats. The pieces are compiled here. The method for making these pieces is described in:
Chew, E. (2021). On Making Music with Heartbeats. In: Miranda, E.R. (eds) Handbook of Artificial Intelligence for Music. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72116-9_9
Stolen Rhythms (2017, 2022)
Inspired by a conversation with Jem Lane before a cardiac ablation procedure; method worked out during procedure in the catheterisation laboratory
I. Mixed Meters by Larsen-Chew
II. Siciliane by Bach-Chew
III. Tango by Piazzolla-Chew
IV. March by Rachmaninoff-Chew
V. Nocturne by Chopin-Chew
VI. Adagio by Schubert-Chew
[ COSMONOTE (I-VI) ][ VIDEO DIDACTIC (I-III) ][ SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN OPED (I-III) ]
Arrhythmia Suite (2017–2021)
Based on ventricular arrhythmias: before, during, and after. I and II put made with the help of Radcliffe Research Partners at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
I. 161122 VT before during after ECG (2017–2018)
II. 161102 VT4 before after UNI (2017–2018)
by Elaine Chew, Daniel Soberanes, Ashwin Krishna, Matthew Ybarra, Michele Orini, Pier Lambiase
III. Ventricular Ectopics with Short Ventricular Tachycardia Runs (2021)
by Elaine Chew
[ PLAYLIST ][ COSMONOTE ][ SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN OPED (III) ]
Little Etudes for Piano (2020)
Based on aberrations of cardiac electrophysiology
I. Atrial Fibrillation
II. Bigeminy Sea-snatch (Ventricular Bigeminy)
III. Atrial Flutter
IV. The Girl with the Labile T Waves
V. Per Torsade (Torsade de Pointes)
VI. A La Bru Rondo Turk (Ventricular Ectopics)
VII. Wenckebach Lullaby (Wenckebach Block)
by Elaine Chew
[ VIDEO ][ EHJ CARDIOPULSE ][ SCORES ]
Mouse 1730 Heart Music (2023)
Mouse #1730 at 6M and 30M, with and without brain input
I. 6M with brain input (fragments of Broadway by Minsky*)
II. 6M without brain input (some fragments from Broadway by Minsky)
III. 30M with brain input (direct mapping to chromatic pitches, occasional 2nds)
IV. 30M without brain input (inspired by harmonies of Minsky’s October Waltz with a bit of Broadway) (* from Ten American Cello Etudes)
by Elaine Chew, Syevda Tagirova, Victor Maltsev, Ed Lakatta
[ VIDEO ][ NIH I AM BLOG ]