Abandoned Lake in Maine

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Recording of Mara Helmuth's Abandoned Lake in Maine. This work's compositional process uses technology to return the listener closer to nature, and into new relationships with nature. The composer's software, instruments, and algorithmic programs were used to create much of the material. The sources for this piece are recorded sounds of the loon in its environment and a naturalist's voice. This work uses field recordings of Maine.

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1 sound recording (12 min., 5 sec.)

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Helmuth, Mara 1997.

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  • Main Title: Abandoned Lake in Maine
  • Series Title: MISAME

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Recording of Mara Helmuth's Abandoned Lake in Maine. This work's compositional process uses technology to return the listener closer to nature, and into new relationships with nature. The composer's software, instruments, and algorithmic programs were used to create much of the material. The sources for this piece are recorded sounds of the loon in its environment and a naturalist's voice. This work uses field recordings of Maine.

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1 sound recording (12 min., 5 sec.)

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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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  • 1997

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  • April 26, 2023, 8:48 p.m.

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Helmuth, Mara. Abandoned Lake in Maine, audio recording, 1997; Bourges, France. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2099875/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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