Aqua Harp

Aqua Harp
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Available on:	Animusic 1 DVD, Animusic HD
Animation Length:	3 minutes and 45 seconds
Previous Animation:	Stick Figures
Next Animation:	Drum Machine
Follow-Up:	Resonant Chamber or Cathedral Pictures

Aqua Harp is the third animation on the tracklist for the Animusic 1 DVD and Animusic HD. It is the most mellow of all segments and a predecessor to Resonant Chamber.

Summary/Description[]

A 26 stringed harp plays in a enclosed stage filled with water. The stage is mostly made up of instruments that are connected to a 26 stringed harp: The harp has 26 strings set in the middle; connected by pan flutes on top, silver tubular bells hanging below, and a 1-string violin and a cello on the sides. The instrument plays itself: Blue teardrop-shaped picks pluck the strings and similar objects control the cello's pitch. They appear to be levitating by an unknown force.

The stage is enclosed. Its walls and ceiling are painted a dark blue or black with a crescent moon and stars that appear to glow. The harp appears to be made out of wood. Between instrumental refrains, the lighting changes between warm-toned lamps on the wall and cool-toned, blue-ish underwater lights.

The harp and the stage are in the nouveau style of art. The harp is a light brown.

Instruments[]

Instruments in the order they're presented:

26-stringed Harp
Pan Flute
Tubular Bells
1-stringed Cello
1-stringed Violin

Ranges[]

Harp: E2-A5
Flute: A4-D6
Bells: E4-B4
Cello: E2-F#3
Violin: A3-C#5

Composition[]

This song is played mostly in A minor at 88 BPM, and has many key changes throughout

Notes[]

Trivia[]

This animation has a high-bitrate SD version on the Animusic HD Blu-Ray, along with Harmonic Voltage and Drum Machine.
Aqua Harp was written in 1999.
Throughout the piece, the water the harp sits in can be heard gently rippling.
In the commentary, Wayne Lytle mentions that the water itself took approximately three weeks to perfect, and was ultimately made with 3 different surfaces.
The harp, flutes, and chimes are all aligned; the flutes and chimes will echo the notes played on the harp.

The room in which the harp rests is enclosed, yet the stars emit their own light.

Solo Cam:
- Cam 1: The Harp and its components.

Goofs[]

There is a note assignment flaw, as each flute corresponds to the string below, however, at 1:43, the 3rd and 4th strings from the right are played, the 4th and 5th flutes play. This is also shown at 1:59, 2:49, 2:54, and 3:05.