I’d say the closest thing I’ve experienced to a spiritual experience is playing in a trombone choir in college. Ordinarily, in an orchestra you tune in accordance with the piano (well-tempered clavier dictates tuning sharper as you get higher in pitch and flatter as you get lower in pitch). By contrast, in a trombone choir where all the instruments are capable of perfect tuning, you tune to the “just” tuning system.
Multiple trombonists playing in perfect harmony will produce phantom tones that are the product of interference between the sound waves produced by each individual instrument. It’s hair-raising and beautiful.
Hmm... makes me want to whip myself back into shape.
Trombone is a really unique instrument, as humorously explained in this video: https://youtu.be/IuS_brJYimY
I’d say the closest thing I’ve experienced to a spiritual experience is playing in a trombone choir in college. Ordinarily, in an orchestra you tune in accordance with the piano (well-tempered clavier dictates tuning sharper as you get higher in pitch and flatter as you get lower in pitch). By contrast, in a trombone choir where all the instruments are capable of perfect tuning, you tune to the “just” tuning system.
Multiple trombonists playing in perfect harmony will produce phantom tones that are the product of interference between the sound waves produced by each individual instrument. It’s hair-raising and beautiful.
Hmm... makes me want to whip myself back into shape.