# Oneiricon > Interactive musical score based on Byzantine dream interpretation text. (iPhone/iPad app by Yannis Kyriakides.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oneiricon/id1293741939 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Yannis Kyriakides](https://appshunter.io/developer/1293741938) - Category: Music - Price: Free - Rating: 1.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 8 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2017-10-13 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oneiricon/id1293741939/reviews.md ## What is Oneiricon? Oneiricon is an interactive score devised for iOS based on the musical encoding of a Byzantine dream interpretation book. The app-score serves three function: it generates a score for musicians to interpret, it serves as a basic sound generating instrument, consisting of sine waves and pulses, and it creates a visual text environment for an audience. The score itself has two modes. The first is a ‘reading’ mode, in which the player scrolls through a dictionary of sorts - an ‘oneirocriticon’, a dream manual from the 11th Century. The players can navigate through this text, word for word, controlling the speed by moving their finger on the screen. In this mode each word appears one by one, in the order that it appears in the Oneirocritocon of Daniel . Phrases such as the following appear: To dream of oneself beheaded signifies getting rid of great oppression. Taking off one’s clothes is good for sick people, but bad for all others. A thistle plant sprouting up points to a rising-up of one’s enemies. A bear noiselessly approaching you signifies grief and dishonour. Receiving a kiss from a dead person signifies life. In the second, performance mode, the letters of randomly selected words from this text, appear one by one, superimposed on each successive word, letter by letter. The letters of the words are assigned to specific notes, based on a fixed mapping created using a letter frequency analysis, so that the more common letters such as E, A or T are mapped to more consonant pitch relations, least common letters such as Z, Q, or X are mapped to more dissonant or distant pitch relations. Once running the score can generate a near infinite combination of letter super-positions and permutations. There is an open cryptographic approach in this piece to how the text and pitch information come across to the musicians and audience, there are semantic relationships formed between what we are reading and hearing, because they are slow enough to follow note per letter; what kind of meaning that engenders is of course ambiguous and subjective. This ambiguity of meaning is a concept that resonates with the subject of the piece. The culture of dream manuals arose out of a desire to give fixed, unambiguous meaning to what has been one of the mysteries of human consciousness, to give signification to something that seems to be communicating to us, in the language of personal, emotive imagery. These Oneirocricita, books or records that offer the reader an interpretation of their dreams through the methodical description of key images, have a highly unambiguous ascription of meaning. The motivation behind the piece lies in taking this sense of authoritative and ultimate interpretation and opening it up to the ambiguity of meaning that an encoding into music brings. Both text and musical narrative is deconstructed into half formed words and phrases, that in a collective reading/performance would interlink into something that seems to be loaded with meaning but where in fact that meaning is almost random, evasive and constantly modulating; perhaps just like dreams. Oneiricon was composed for Ensemble MAZE and first performed at the Angelica Festival Bologna, May 2014. The original version of the score was created on the Processing platform by Yannis Kyriakides. The app version was developed by Andrea Vogrig and Darien Brito. Instructions on how to perform the piece can be found in the app itself and at http://www.kyriakides.com/oneiricon.html ## Key features - Interactive musical score generation - Soundscape instrument with sine waves and pulses - Visual text environment - Dream interpretation text navigation - Letter-to-note mapping for musical performance - Ambiguous and subjective meaning creation ## Recent user reviews (1 of 1) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oneiricon/id1293741939/reviews.md ### 1/5 — App does nothing *2020-07-14* iPad Pro 9.7, iPadOS 13.5.1, there is no text, no sound, just screens of slightly different colors with two staves. Ridiculous. ## Frequently asked questions about Oneiricon ### What is Oneiricon? Oneiricon is an interactive score for iOS that generates music and visual text based on a Byzantine dream interpretation book. It allows users to explore dream meanings and create unique musical performances. ### How does Oneiricon generate music? The app maps letters from dream interpretation text to specific musical notes. Common letters are assigned to consonant pitches, while less common letters are mapped to more dissonant ones, creating a unique soundscape. ### Can I use Oneiricon offline? The provided data does not specify offline functionality. However, as it is an interactive score and sound generating instrument, it is likely to require an internet connection for full functionality. ### What devices does Oneiricon support? Oneiricon is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, as indicated by its compatibility with iOS. ### What is the age rating for Oneiricon? Oneiricon has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ### How often is Oneiricon updated? The app was last updated on May 24, 2022, to version 1.6. Update frequency can vary, but this indicates recent maintenance and development. ### Does Oneiricon have ads? No, Oneiricon does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use without any ad interruptions. ### What is the user reception of Oneiricon? Based on the available data, Oneiricon has a rating of 1.0 stars from 1 rating. This single rating suggests limited user feedback currently available. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.6 — 2022-05-24 Splash-screen size and Lines Fix, Lighter background, Changed UI sine Icon ### 1.5 — 2022-05-21 Oneiricon has been updated to latest iOS. Fixed rotation issues on some device. ### 1.4 — 2017-12-18 Fixes for orientation on some devices ### 1.3 — 2017-10-13 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*