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The fly

Description: Recording of Takehisa Kosugi's The fly for tape.
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Date: 1981
Duration: 13 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-

Nazca Liftoff et Time Arroyo

Description: Recording of David Rosenboom's "Nazca liftoff et Time Arroyo." David Rosenboom: Nazca Liftoff and Time Arroyo. Nazca Liftoff and Time Arroyo are two sections of a series of seven pieces composed for the album, "Voyage Futur." These are two examples of what the author calls "high performance." These pieces are completely based on algorithms. Direct actions to the computer have the effect of directing the algorithm process to crucial branches and selecting sets of musical materials and / or relat… more
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Date: 1981
Duration: 8 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Rosenboom, David

Son recif

Description: Recording of Jacqueline Ozanne's "Son recif" for voice and tape. This piece comes from a work on the myth of the sirens and includes texts written on this theme in their original languages. As the singer/speaker repeats the story, it is crossed by the sounds of these languages, by songs that cannot continue, as well as successive states of emotion. The electroacoustic tape plays a constant dramatic role: sometimes worrisome, sometimes reassuring, sometimes enveloping presences, it continually i… more
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Date: 1981
Duration: 20 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Ozanne, Jacqueline

Targeting

Description: Recording of Henry Kucharzyk's Targeting for tape. The piece is based on the composers personal observations of the presidential campaign.
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Date: 1981
Duration: 13 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Kucharzyk, Henry

A Walk through the City

Description: Recording of Hildegard Westerkamp's A Walk through the City performed by Norbert Ruebsaat, speaker. The piece is for two electroacoustic sound tracks. The poetry was written by Norbert Ruebsaat. the piece is an urban environmental composition based on Ruebsaat's poem. It takes the listener into a specific urban location - Vancouver B.C.'s Skid Row area - with its sounds and languages. Traffic, carhorns, breaks, sirens, aircraft, construction, pinball machines, the throb of trains, human voices,… more
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Date: 1981
Duration: 16 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Westerkamp, Hildegard, 1946-

Walking Bells

Description: Recording of David Porter's Walking Bells for tape. The piece is a tour through an environmental/concrete landscape. It is another variation on the "cumulative form." This is the second in a series of four tape pieces. As with all these pieces, this piece comments on political and compositional methods and devices. In this instance, the piece makes reference to another composer whose style is borrowed. Other than that, it is pure experience. This piece should be listened to with speakers placed… more
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Date: 1981
Duration: 10 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Porter, David, 1953-
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