Sonification, Musification and Dramafication of Astronomical Data in The Multimedia Production "A Space Journey"

In this paper, we will discuss, in the context of a recent multimedia production at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, the notions and concepts surrounding the musical treatment of astronomical data. We will make the distinction between the three categories of sonification, musification and dramafication as being a continuum in terms of how accurately the underlying data are represented, and give examples for their application in the multimedia production.