A Memory Palace is a technique for memorizing long lists of names or places by associating each list item with an object in your imaginary “memory palace”. This is derived from the method of loci developed in ancient Greece and Rome. Many composers have been inspired by this technique and have written pieces with this title. In this episode, we feature these pieces.
Memory Palaces
A Memory Palace is a technique developed in ancient times to remember long lists of names or places by associating them with a space you are familiar with.
Playlist
Memory Palace, by Elizabeth Brown
Elizabeth Brown, flute; Greg Hesselink, cello; Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Memory Palace, by Michael Small
Momenta Quartet
String Quartet in F Major, by Maurice Ravel
Parker Quartet
Helix Spirals, mvt. I Loci, Memory Palace, by Augusta Reed Thomas
Parker Quartet
Memory Palace, mvts. I Harriman and III Foxhurst, by Chris Cerrone
Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion; Jennifer Koh, violin; Shai Wosner, piano
