WESTERLY GALES
by Fred Nachbaur, May 1999
"A Suite of Fractals" Op.3 No. 4

This is another in a series of fractal-based "tone poems". Hopefully it
will evoke images of a westerly storm, complete with sea-birds, boats,
wind chimes, thunder and lightning, and winds chasing each other around.

This was based on another Mira fractal, a particularly simple (and
stable) one which looks like a 17-petalled daisy without the center. Two
passes were made around the fractal, resulting in a sequence that is
self-similar in 17/8 time. The original sequence in C Ionian was
remapped to F aeolian, split into ranges, and extensively manipulated
from there.

As with most of my work, a Yamaha DB50XG sound card is recommended for
best fidelity to the original. A GM-compatible wave-table synth with
32-note polyphony is the next best thing. If you don't have such a card
I suggest downloading the MPEG audio recording of this piece.

Fred Nachbaur