The 15-minute piece, written for piano and cello, has been produced by Scottish composer Stuart Mitchell, who used software, which according to him, translates amino acid DNA sequences into melodic tones.
“Everyone expected to hear it in the style of Beethoven but the melody is almost tragic. To me it sounds like somebody fighting, struggling, a really sympathetic melody with a great deal of soul,” the Scotsman quoted Mitchell as saying.
The work will premiere as part of the Festival of Spirituality and Peace. Mitchell’s company, Your DNA Song, offers the service of translating amino acid sequences into “musical poems”.