This is a piece that uses more material from the Partch Tonality Diamond. The title is taken from the web page of the Museum of Jurassic Technology, the work of David Wilson. Mr. Wilson recently won a MacArthur Foundation grant to continue the work of his museum. On his web page is a quote from Charles Willson Peale, "...guided along as it were a chain of flowers into the mysteries of life." This refers to the technique of guiding visitors to a museum along a path towards what you want them to learn by entertaining them along the way, like a path of flowers. Mr. Peale's museum was one of the first American museums in the early 19th century. He would lead visitors from familiar objects toward the unfamiliar, sometimes horrific in his exhibits.

I use a technique of repetition to highlight the unique sounds of the tonality diamond, kind of like a chain of flowers. Each flower is made up of petals, which are made up of smaller parts, and built into a complete structure.

The musical material consists of chords and arpeggios using the otonality, moving to other chords by steps in the utonality. For example, if C major is 1:1, the chord for C major consists of 4:5:6:7:9:11, called C : E : G : A++ : D+ : F++ in the score. This moves to an Ab major with the intervals 4:5:6:7:9:11 as Ab : C : E-- : F# : Bb : D- . Then to F major as F : A- : C : D# : G : B- , then to D++, A#, and G-- major. This C major, Ab major, F major, D++ major, A# major, G-- major is the basis of the piece. I also use the sub-minor variant of each. I call the 6:7:9 chord the sub-minor: G : A++ : D+ . Each of the major chords has a subminor complement. G complements C, E-- sub-minor complements Ab major, and so on.

There is a great deal of indeterminacy in the piece. The specific chords in the key are chosen more or less at random, within a list of allowable choices. Limitations on the order of choice contribute to consistency. Sort of. A second version of the piece, realized a few minutes after this one, is also available on the MP3 web site.