Drifting Center Study

Created by: Dr ChRIS CLÉiRIGh

Harmonium onlyno other instrumentsno percussionno guitarsno singingslow evolving dronesthree tonesgradual detuning and returningminimal and quiet

2026-04-03

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Public

Lyrics

Intro, Single harmonium drone, very soft

Section 1, Two additional drones enter, near-unison

Three tones hold almost the same pitch

Very slight difference between them

Section 2, One tone slowly drifts sharp

The upper tone moves slightly away

The others remain nearly steady

Section 3, Slow return toward unison

The drifting tone comes back closer

All three nearly align again

Section 4, Another tone drifts flat

A lower tone slowly falls away

The spacing between tones widens

Section 5, Gradual convergence

All tones move slowly back together

Almost matching, but not exact

Outro, Single drone remains, fading

The sound reduces to one tone

Very soft, then silence

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