Arghanum IV

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Arghanum (Gk. organon), arabic name for the byzantine organ. according to Ibn Khurdädhbih, writing in the 9th. c., it had bellows of skin and iron, and the word "arghanum" was interpreted as meaning 1000 voices. Arghanum IV uses a technique based on remembrances, mostly achieved by extracting materials from earlier compositions by lanza. Arghanum IV takes materials from the vocal pieces Penetrations VII and Ekphonesis V [written for and recorded commercially by Meg Sheppard]. The work also uses sounds taken from the percussion pieces Sensors I and Sensors V. Arghanum IV also includes instrumental, industrial and human sonic events rescued … continued below

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Lanza, Alcides 1987.

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  • Main Title: Arghanum IV
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Arghanum (Gk. organon), arabic name for the byzantine organ. according to Ibn Khurdädhbih, writing in the 9th. c., it had bellows of skin and iron, and the word "arghanum" was interpreted as meaning 1000 voices.
Arghanum IV uses a technique based on remembrances, mostly achieved by extracting materials from earlier compositions by lanza. Arghanum IV takes materials from the vocal pieces Penetrations VII and Ekphonesis V [written for and recorded commercially by Meg Sheppard]. The work also uses sounds taken from the percussion pieces Sensors I and Sensors V. Arghanum IV also includes instrumental, industrial and human sonic events rescued via sampling from the recent past.
The tape part was realised at the SHELAN studios. Some digital sound processing was done with a Synclavier Digital Synthesizer, at the EMS, McGill University.

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Mnemothèque Internationale des Arts Electroacoustiques

Sound recordings of electroacoustic music from the archive of the International de musique électroacoustique de Bourges (IMEB). The works were created in the IMEB studios or submitted by participants of the Festival Synthèse or the Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competition. Access is restricted to the UNT community.

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  • 1987

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  • June 12, 2019, 9:59 p.m.

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  • Aug. 24, 2020, 5:21 p.m.

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Lanza, Alcides. Arghanum IV, audio recording, 1987; Bourges, France. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1506100/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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