COLOUR MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1932, 15 December 1913, Page 2

COLOUR MUSIC.

Colour ■"music ras discovered simultaneously by: Mr. A, B. Hector, of Syd-ney,'-'and Professor •■Remington,'of London,' and a month or two alio they met in Em'tandand discussed the fact. Mr. lire-tor, who "'.lias returned to Australia, explained-that he saw also n numb.er of scientists, who were intensely interested The discovery liariuoniscs colour and sound, and this is brought about by electrically connecting the hoys of an orvaii or a piano with a scale ot colour. "There is a definite co-relation bctivccn sound and colour," said Mr. Hector, "and'thn discovery will so revolutionise ' music 1 that in the concert of tlw nmiro people will ask for colour'simultaneousiv with .sound"just as readily a;; they iWfask.for jelly on top of a p.eco o cake? It will be of great bcitofit, as it W'ii'givc a now interest to music,' a new''beauty'. to it, and ic will give a ■moans to certain persons to enjoy music 'who'havo Hitherto not enjoyed it, 1 hoy will be able more or less to visualise it, and will see ■the' movement of it.VHMr.-Hcctor hns:'madc the solemn his'■.■hoM.vv and. when lie has sunit'ici't spare'time, he "intends' to.; demonstrate t'no ,; cliarivr : of,it.' '■■ ', .^;** ; ; -' ;