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Pluriversum

Description: Recording of Lucien Goethals's Pluriversum. Work was produced at IPEM, using 2 sequencers. The materials were sinusoidal, square and triangular waves, and the transformations were filtering, transpositions, frequency modulation, manual editing. Quarter-tone composition, constructed from a single basic figure of 24 sounds, whose multiple transformations are organized in 49 sequences, divided into 3 sound layers. The variable superposition of the 3 layers can give rise to a considerable number of… more
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Date: 1977
Duration: 57 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Goethals, Lucien

Pour bande et instruments divers

Description: Recording of Bogusław Schäffer's "Pour bande et instruments divers" ("For tape and various instruments")
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Date: 1977
Duration: 14 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Schäffer, Bogusław

Presque rien n°2

Description: Recording of Luc Ferrari's Presque rien n°2. The composer describes this piece as a narration but without storytelling; instead, insinuating the passing of time through events. The intention to tell a story is there, but remains vague.
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Date: 1977
Duration: 21 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Ferrari, Luc

Prolegomena

Description: Realized at the Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music (IPEM) in Ghent.
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Date: [1977..1987]
Duration: 15 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Schwarzenlander, Martin, 1955-

Ready made '77

Description: Recording of Eugeniusz Rudnik's Ready made '77. Produced at the Polish Radio in 1977.
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Date: 1977
Duration: 7 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Rudnik, Eugeniusz

Ready Made '77

Description: Recording of Eugeniusz Rudnik's Ready Made '77.
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Date: 1977
Duration: 7 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Rudnik, Eugeniusz

Recorded

Description: Recording of Vladan Radovanović's Recorded. The attention in this piece is focused on the interaction of sound and semantic aspects of the word "recorded" and the sounds that accompany it. At times reversible elements oppose the irreversibility of the flow of the word.
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Date: 1977
Duration: 5 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Radovanović, Vladan, 1932-

Red Bird

Description: Recording of Trevor Wishart's Red Bird. The resources available for its realization were-6 semi-professional TR (all stereo) (Revox A77s), a portable Nagra stereo TR, microphone recording equipment (but NO soundproofed recording facilities), and a 12-in, 4-out mixer. The only filters available during most of the period of composition were the EQ controls on the mixer. Specific source-sounds are chosen to solve specific problems in the realization in sound of the preconceived form scheme. In gen… more
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Date: 1977
Duration: 44 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Wishart, Trevor

Rothko

Description: Recording of Peter Beyls's Rothko. "The most important tool that the artist shapes through his constant practice is the belief in the ability to produce miracles when they are needed.” – Mark Rothko, “Possibilities” 1947 The 3 parts that constitute the work have a different macro-structure. They have a fundamental common interest in the color of sound. The work evolves from an extra-musical point of view: my interest for painters of colorful American plans, in particular Newman and Rothko. Bot… more
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Date: 1977
Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Beyls, P. (Peter), 1950-

Rothko

Description: Recording of Peter Beyls's Rothko.
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Date: 1977
Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Beyls, P. (Peter), 1950-

Sch No. 2

Description: Recording of György Kurtág's Sch No. 2. The title applies to a series of works written for the electronic guitar. Second in the series, this piece uses very simple technical means: fuzz, wah-wah, feedback on the bass guitar. Kurtag's intention is to exploit the acoustic possibilities of the bass guitar. Recording made in the electronic studios of Radio Hungarian (1977).
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Date: 1977
Duration: 7 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Kurtág, György

Shadow Music

Description: Recording of Ross Harris's Shadow Music. A single sound source--an orchestral chord--is used to generate all the materials and sonority of this piece. The work is in one movement in which the source undergoes continual transformation through speed changes, modulation, and filtering. The devices used to make this work: variable speed tape playback, filters, ring modulation, and tape recorders.
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Date: 1977
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Harris, Ross, 1945-
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Shadow Music

Description: Recording of Ross Harris's Shadow Music. In “Shadow Music” a single sound source (an orchestral chord) is used to generate all the materials and sonority of the piece. The work is in one movement in which the source undergoes continual transformation through speed changes, modulation, and filtering. Devices used to make the work: 1.) Variable speed tape playback. 2.) Filters: EMS SynthiA, universal filter, graphic equalizer 3.) Ring modulation 4.) Tape recorders: Ampex 2 track Nagra stereo, 2… more
Date: 1977
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Harris, Ross, 1945-

Sinfonia for Computer

Description: Recording of William Schottstaedt's Sinfonia for Computer. "Sinfonia" was composed between June and October 1977 on the PDP-10 digital computer at Stanford University's Artificial intelligence Center. All sounds were created using non-linear synthesis techniques, mainly frequency modulation and Wavesaping. "Sinfonia" has three movements entitled "An introduction to Forensic Toxicology," "Bucky Bug's Composure Corner," and "Death by Drowning." It is dedicated to CCRMA project director John Chown… more
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Date: 1977
Duration: 13 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Schottstaedt, Bill, 1951-
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Sinfonia for Computer

Description: Recording of William Schottstaedt's Sinfonia for Computer. This piece has three movements entitled "An introduction to Forensic Toxicology", "Bucky Bug's Composure Corner", and "Death by Drowning.” It was first performed at the International Computer Music Conference at the Center for Music Experiment, UCSD in October 1977. It is dedicated to CCRMA project director John Chowning. Sinfonia was composed between June and October 1977 on the PDP-10 digital computer and all sounds were created using… more
Date: 1977
Duration: 13 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Schottstaedt, Bill, 1951-

The Stones of Jerusalem

Description: Recording of Joseph Dorfman's The Stones of Jerusalem. This piece is divided into three movements and each includes readings in Hebrew from Genesis and Exodus, the first two books of the Torah. The first movement, "Galeed," incorporates text from Genesis 31:44-46. The second movement, "Altar," reads from Exodus 20:25. The third and final movement, "Tables of Testimony," uses texts from Exodus 31:18 and Exodus 34:1.
Date: 1977
Duration: 31 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Dorfman, Joseph

Stones of Jerusalem

Description: Recording of Joseph Dorfman's The Stones of Jerusalem, in three sections, "Galeed"--based off of Genesis 31; "Altar"--based off of Exodus 20; and "Tables of Testimony"--based off of Exodus 31 and Exodus 34.
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Date: 1977
Duration: 31 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Dorfman, Joseph
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