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J. Simon van der Walt

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Many Paths Toward the Light; Truth the Only Compass

7/2/97 for Orchestra

At the time I wrote this piece I was doing a lot of thinking and reading about the philosophy of science, Post-modernism, cultural relativism, and pseudo- and anti- science. (see Bibliography). The piece is in some way a reflection on these ideas; the title is a clue to the direction of my thinking.

Bibliography

Tame, David The Secret Power of Music Vermont 1984 (This book is the biggest pile of rubbish I have ever read)
James, Jamie The Music of the Spheres London 1993
Dunbar, Robin The Trouble With Science London 1995
Sagan, Carl The Demon Haunted World 1996
Hofstadter, Douglas R. Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid London 1980

Notes

Duration 15'

Unperformed

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