G. I. Gidoni’s light-coloured score for a fragment of the finale of L. van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was created in 1924–1925. Later, in 1927, G. I. Gidoni, using his own funds, issued a postcard for the 100th anniversary of Beethoven’s death and placed this score on it. The card was preserved in the archives of the artist’s great-nephew, Henry Kopelman-Gidoni. There are three rows of numbers in Gidoni’s light-coloured arrangement. The top row (Roman numerals) is an indication of the light intensity. Bottom (Arabic numerals) – colour (according to the scheme of the artist’s light-colour console). The middle row shows the number of beats during which the specified colour and light intensity are displayed.
Links to Third-Party Publications:
Gidoni G.I. The Art of Light and Colour: Introduction. L.: Author’s publication, 1930; Kolganova O. V. G. Gidoni: Postcard for the 100th anniversary of the death of L. van Beethoven (light-colour arrangement of the Finale of the Ninth Symphony) // Galeev readings: materials of the International Research and Practice Conference (“Prometheus-2020”), October 2 – 4, 2020 – Kazan: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, 2020. p. 34–38.
https://www.academia.edu/81690581/G_Gidoni_Postcard_to_the_100_anniversary_of_the_death_of_L_van_Beethoven_light_colour_arrangement_of_the_Ninth_Final_symphonies_G_Gidoni_Postcard_for_the_100th_Anniversary_of_the_Death_of_L_van_Beethoven_Light_colour_Arrangement_of_the_Finale_of_the_Ninth_Symphony_
