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Квантна Музика Quantum Music Квантна музика Quantum I/2018 Music Реч уреднице Editor's Note ема броја 24 „Квантна музика“ инспирисана је истоименим Тмеђународним пројектом кофинансираним од стране Европске Уније у оквиру програма Креативна Европа (2015–2018). По први пут је институција из Србије – Музиколошки институт САНУ – била носилац пројекта из програма Креативна Европа, а конзорцијум партнера и придружених партнера окупио је Music Квантна институције из Србије, Словеније, Данске, Холандије и Уједињеног Краљевства. У темату посвећеном квантној музици објављујемо радове аутора који су непосредно учествовали у реализацији овог пројекта, али и научника који су се прикључили пројекту током музика његовог одвијања, као и текстове аутора који нису ни на који начин Quantum Quantum везани за овај пројекат, већ се, независно од нашег конзорцијума, баве сродним истраживањима. Укупно девет текстова, чији су аутори по примарној вокацији физичари, математичари, инжењери, композитори, музиколози и пијанисти, осветљава различите музика аспекте прожимања квантне физике и музике. Quantum he main theme of No 24 “Quantum Music” was inspired by the Teponymous international project co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union (2015–2018). For the first time, an institution from Serbia – the Institute of Musicology SASA – was the Квантна Music project leader within the Creative Europe programme, and a consortium of partners and affiliated partners comprised institutions from Serbia, Slovenia, Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. This issue contains articles written by the authors who directly participated in this project, but also the scientists who joined the project during its realisation, as well as articles by authors who are not in any way related to this project – however, they are involved in a similar or related research within their own institutions. Nine texts, written by physicists, mathematicians, engineers, composers, musicologists and pianists, illuminate various aspects of the permeation of quantum physics and music. Часопис ISSN 1450-9814 МУЗИКОЛОШКОГ ИНСТИТУТА САНУ I/2018 Journal of THE INSTITUTE OF MUSICOLOGY SASA I/2018 М"#$%&'&($)* Часопис Музиколошког института САНУ Musicology Jоurnal of the Institute of Musicology SASA ~ 24 (I /2018) ~ ГЛАВНИ И ОДГОВОРНИ УРЕДНИК / EDITORNINNCHIЕF Ивана Медић / Ivana Medić РЕДАКЦИЈА / ЕDITORIAL BOARD Александар Васић, Ивана Весић, Јелена Јовановић, Данка Лајић Михајловић, Биљана Милановић, Весна Пено, Катарина Томашевић / Aleksandar Vasić, Ivana Vesić, Jelena Jovanović, Danka Lajić Mihajlović, Biljana Milanović, Vesna Peno, Katarina Tomašević СЕКРЕТАР РЕДАКЦИЈЕ / ЕDITORIAL ASSISTANT Наташа Марјановић / Nataša Marjanović МЕЂУНАРОДНИ УРЕЂИВАЧКИ САВЕТ / INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL COUNCIL Светислав Божић (САНУ), Џим Семсон (Лондон), Алберт ван дер Схоут (Амстердам), Јармила Габријелова (Праг), Разија Султанова (Кембриџ), Денис Колинс (Квинсленд), Сванибор Петан (Љубљана), Здравко Блажековић (Њујорк), Дејв Вилсон (Велингтон), Данијела Ш. Берд (Кардиф) / Svetislav Božić (SASA), Jim Samson (London), Albert van der Schoot (Amsterdam), Jarmila Gabrijelova (Prague), Razia Sultanova (Cambridge), Denis Collins (Queensland), Svanibor Petan (Ljubljana), Zdravko Blažeković (New York), Dave Wilson (Wellington), Danijela Š. Beard (Cardif) Музикологија је рецензирани научни часопис у издању Музиколошког института САНУ. Посвећен је проучавању музике као естетског, културног, историјског и друштвеног феномена и примарно усмерен на музиколошка и етномузиколошка истраживања. Редакција такође прихвата интердисциплинарне радове у чијем је фокусу музика. Часопис излази два пута годишње. Упутства за ауторе могу се преузети овде: htp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/journal.aspx?issn=1450- 9814&pg=instructionsforauthors Musicology is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Institute of Musicology SASA (Belgrade), dedicated to the research of music as an aesthetical, cultural, historical and social phenomenon and primarily focused on musicological and ethnomusicological research. Editorial board also welcomes music-centred interdisciplinary research. Te journal is published semiannually. Instructions for contributois can be found on the following address: htp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/journal. aspx?issn=1450-9814&pg=instructionsforauthors ISSN 1450-9814 eISSN 2406-0976 UDK 78(05) БЕОГРАД 2018. BELGrDE 2018 Одрицање од одговорности / Disclaimer Садржај објављених текстова одражава искључиво ставове њихових аутора. Уредник и ре- дакција не сносе одговорност за тачност изнетих података. Електронске адресе и линкови су тачни у тренутку објављивања ове свеске. Уредник и редакција не одговарају за трајност, тачност и прикладност линкованог садржаја. Пројекат Квантна музика финансиран је уз подршку Европске комисије. Ова публикација рефлектује искључиво ставове аутора, те Комисија не сноси одговорност за употребу ин- формација садржаних у њој. / Te content of published articles refects only the individual authors' opinions, and not those of the editor and the editorial board. Responsibility for the information and views expressed in the articles therein lies entirely with the author(s). Electronic addresses and links are correct at the moment of the publication of this volume. Te editor and the editorial board are not responsible for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party websites referred, and do not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate and appropriate. Te project Quantum Music has been funded with support from the European Commission. Tis publication refects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. ПРЕВОДИОЦИ / TrNSLATORS Ивана Медић, Зорица Симовић / Ivana Medić, Zorica Simović ЛЕКТОР ЗА ЕНГЛЕСКИ ЈЕЗИК / ENGLISHNLANGUAGE EDITING Иван Муди / Ivan Moody ЛЕКТОРИ ЗА СРПСКИ ЈЕЗИК / SERBIANNLANGUAGE EDITING Мирјана Нешић / Mirjana Nešić KОРЕКТУРА / PROOFREADING Наташа Марјановић / Nataša Marjanović ДИЗАЈН И ТЕХНИЧКА ОБРАДА / DESIGN & PREPRESS Студио Omnibooks, Београд / Studio Omnibooks, Belgrade ШТАМПА / PRINTED BY Скрипта Интернационал, Београд / Scripta Internacional, Belgrade Часопис је индексиран на htp://doiserbia.nb.rs/ и у међународној бази ProQuest. / Te journal is indexed in htp://doiserbia.nb.rs/ and in the international database ProQuest. Објављивање часописа финансијски су помогли Министарство просвете, науке и техно- лошког развоја, Министарство културе и информисања Републике Србије и Европска унија – програм Креативна Европа / Te publication of this volume was fnanced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia and the European Union programme Creative Europe. САДРЖАЈ / CONTENTS РЕЧ УРЕДНИЦЕ / EDITOR’S FOREWORD 9v12 TEМА БРОЈА / THE MAIN THEME КВАНТНА МУЗИКА / QUANTUM MUSIC Vlatko Vedral Can We Hear the Sounds of Quantum Superpositions? Влатко Ве(рал Д* '$ ) &(" " $ %* " "&#$$)"? 15–19 Alexis Kirke Programming Gate-based Hardware Quantum Computers for Music Алексис Кирк П&(*$* %* $ *"** *#$*$ * "& $ '&($%$ %&'* #* & ** * "#$%& 21–37 Andrew J. P. Garner The Musical Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Ен(ру Гарнер М"#$%$ М*-Ц& И & * 39–49 Klaus Mølmer The Quantum Vibes of Atoms and Ichthyosaurs Клаус Мoлмер К* $*$) * &* $ $ $&*""* 51–59 Kim Helweg Composing with Quantum Information: Aspects of Quantum Music in Theory and Practice Ким Хелве6 К&&&* * &&" %* $ $&*$)*: *% $ %* "#$% " &$)$ $ *%$ 61–77 Ivana Medić and Jelena Janković-Beguš What Does Quantum Music Sound Like and What Would Pierre Boulez Think of It? Super Position (Many Worlds) by Kim Helweg (2017) Ивана Ме(ић и Јелена Јанковић-Бе6уш К*%& #"$ %* * "#$%* $ * $ П) Б"'# $'$& & &)? С" &#$$)* (М&(& &*) К$* Х'(* (2017) 79–93 Dragan Novković, Marko Peljević and Mateja Malinović Synthesis and Analysis of Sounds Developed from the Bose-Einstein Condensate: Theory and Experimental Results Дра6ан Новковић, Марко Пељевић и Матеја Малиновић С$ #* $ **'$#* #"%&* &$)$ $# Б&#-А) *)&&( %&#* *: &$)* $ %$ *'$ #"' * $ 95–109 Sonja Lončar and Andrija Pavlović Hybrid Duo Соња Лончар и Ан(рија Павловић Х$$$ "& 111–121 Chiara Marleto Musings on Quantum Music: Can Quantum Music Bring Us Closer to Objective Beauty? Кјара МарлеIо Р*#$** & %* &) "#$$: * '$ * %* * "#$%* & $'$$ $ &)% $&) '& $? 123–128 VARIA Вања СJасић С * " &%&( " $%* " Н*&& &#&$ " " Б&(*" & 1970. & 1980. (&$ Vanja Spasić The Status of Opera Artist at the National Theatre in Belgrade from 1970 to 1980 131–149 Селена Ракочевић С Ј*%&$ $ Л**&* %$ &(*$)* Selena Rakočević The Jankovi Sisters and Kinetography Laban 151–172 Ђорђе Ђекић и Милош Павловић Т"#$%& '#()*# Т+%,)-#./# С)&%.#/+ Đorđe Đekić and Miloš Pavlović Following the Records of TheophylAct SimocAtA 173–187 НАУЧНА КРИТИКА И ПОЛЕМИКА / SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS AND POLEMICS Алексан6ар Васић Д"#$Q/)R Г%*/QT.), Р#U#V+ *"(*.+ &Q')W.+ .Q-/Q"+ / DrAgutin GostuYki, The Birth of SerbiAn MusicAl Culture / Б+%$"#], Р#])% /+-+^)')_# С"`)_+/ МQ').%-%T.% ]"QT/^% С"`)_+, 2017. (ISBN 978-86-6195-112-1) 191–195 На9аша Марјановић KAtArinA TomaYevib (ur.), DAvorin Jenko (1835-1914): prilozi zA kulturu sebAnjA / prispevki zA kulturo spominA. BeogrAd, MuzikoloYki institut SANU/NAcionAlni sAvet slovenAeke nAcionAlne manjine u Republici Srbiji, 2017. 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