f(t)15 / 35Metallophone clockwork
3:4:5
Three counts running at once. They only meet again every 60 steps.
The equation
3 : 4 : 5, lcm(3, 4, 5) = 60
What the equation decides
Three metallophone voices strike every 3, 4 and 5 sixteenths across a 5/4 bar. A gong rings where all three meet.
What was composed
Hook, flute line, five-beat kick and sub bass.
Score
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