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Utility of space

Description: Recording of Natasha Barrett's Utility of space. This work is an exploration of spatial musical structure and uses recited text from the "Tao Te Ching" as its driving force. This piece was commissioned by NICEM with support from Norsk Komponistfond. The composer has created two versions of this work, one for stereo and one for Ambisonics.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 13 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Barrett, Natasha

Vanishing Points

Description: Recording of Roderik de Man's Vanishing Points. This is a work for organ and quadrophonic tape and was commissioned by the Fund for the Creation of Music. This composition was created at the request of Willem Tanke, an organist, as well as dedicated to him. The goal of this work was to create unity between the live performance and the tape. The recording of this work is of the first performance in the Laurens Church in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 9 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Man, Roderik de, 1941-

A veil barely seen (for viola and tape)

Description: Recording of Frances White's A veil barely seen (for viola and tape). This piece was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, violist Liuh-Wen Ting. It was premiered in New York in April of 2001, at Merkin Hall. This piece was commissioned to be one of five pieces that would represent one of the five Chinese elements; this piece represents water. The sound materials of this piece consist of recordings of water as well as the viola.
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Date: 2000/2001
Duration: 54 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: White, Frances, 1960-

Venti Di Tramontana

Description: Recording of Diego Garro's Venti Di Traomtana. For computer-generated audio stereo media. The composer states: "Venti di Tramontana is the a-posteriori soundtrack of an alpine trip, a belated attempt to recreate the original memory of the north wind that had hit my young eardrums, through the sounds and the music I am now able to imagine and create."
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Date: 2000
Duration: 19 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Garro, Diego, 1965-

Version IV ou Temps/Matière

Description: Recording of Gabriel Poulard's Version IV ou Temps/Matière. This is a work for electronics and explores the impact of air and silence. The composer references the "Nuraghé" when discussing the presence of the piece.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 18 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Poulard, Gabriel

Virtual shapes

Description: Recording of Michele Biasutti's Virtual shapes. This work applies perceptual phenomena studied in both psychology and music. Sound material from traditional instruments are used and become gradually unrecognizable until the traditional shapes become virtual.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 5 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Biasutti, Michele, 1963-

Vorst aan de Grond

Description: Recording of René Uijlenhoet's Vorst aan de Grond. This is a work for two carillons, ringing bells, and two audio tracks. It was commissioned by the Utrechtse Klokkenspel Vereniging and dedicated to carilloneurs Arie Abbenes and Geert d'Hollander. This composition represents the history and significance of the connection between carillons/bells and Charles V, however the composer notes that it is not the monarch that is being honored but the eternal beauty of church bells.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 16 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Uijlenhoet, René, 1961-

Westerlies

Description: Recording of Nicholas Virgo's Westerlies. This is a work for electronics.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 11 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Virgo, Nicholas, 1960-

What is that sound from under the door

Description: Recording of Antonio Moliterni's What is that sound from under the door. This work was composed for the INA-GRM. This piece is for electronics and includes parts of a song by Tom Waits from his album, "Mule Variations" which is related to the musical gesture, adding rock elements.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Moliterni, Antonio

I wish

Description: Recording of Steven Naylor's I wish. The composer describes this work as a musical portrait of an inner space in which unattainable longings, ambiguous desires, and persistent fears jostle for position. The sound samples in this work come from a previous composition by the same composer. This work was created with the help of the Nova Scotia Arts Council.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 9 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Naylor, Steven, 1956-

Writing on the surface

Description: Recording of Bret Battey's Writing on the surface. This is a work that was made for computer-realized video and surround-sound. The inspiration for this piece comes from quotes from Lao Tzu and Denise Levertov, which contemplate the passage of time and the idea of growth.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 13 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Battey, Bret, 1967-

You though 3.1415926 A

Description: Recording of Paul Geladi's You though 3.1415926 A. The main material used in this work are sounds of Chinese instruments and was made in the Li Yuan theatre in Beijing. This theatre specializes in tourist-adapted Beijing opera. Short percussive sounds were made longer and long continuous tones were shortened to become percussive.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Geladi, Paul

Zoloft

Description: Recording of Franco Degrassi's Zoloft. This is a work for electronics.
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Date: 2000/2001
Duration: 9 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Degrassi, Franco, 1958-
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