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Aubade

Description: Recording of Sandra L. Tjepkema's Aubade. This aubade, a serenade whispered into a lover’s ear, just before dawn: It is meant, of course, as a type of erotic poem; but it is not the text alone but the finished product which constitutes the poem. The words (in English) along with complementary phonetic signs and tremulous sighs, seek out the familiar images of love poetry. Phonetic variations on the vocabulary and the breathing of sleeping, dream-talking lovers, the more literal interpretation o… more
Date: 1978
Duration: 4 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Tjepkema, Sandra L.
Partner: UNT Music Library

A une passange

Description: Recording of Lars Hojerdahl's A une passange. This work is for electronics and is based on a poem by the same name. The composer wove the text into their own musical structure and created this work as a piece of music where moods and rhythms leave traces of the original material.
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Date: 2004
Duration: 10 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Hojerdahl, Lars
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The wonderful adventures of Dr Olyd and her time-shaping machine

Description: Recording of Olle Aberg's The wonderful adventures of Dr Olyd and her time-shaping machine. This is a work for electronics that tells the story of a scientist working on a machine that will alter space-time. The composer feels the title suggests a feeling of childhood adventures where anything could happen, which is reflected in the story. The piece has several layers and connotations, and the music amplifies the whole feeling.
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Date: 2005
Duration: 5 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Aberg, Olle
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Cave Songs (re)mix

Description: Recording of Daniel Matej's Cave Songs (re)mix. This work was concieved mainly as a "next step" from the sound installation, Caves, which the composer had made with Tibor Szemző in 2004. Many of the used and non-used sounds from that installation were used to create this work. The work as a whole contains 5 separate pieces titled: 1. gospel, 2. blues, 3. de profundis, 4. sex, and 5. ho-chi-min. The composer gives thanks to Mr. Richard Sabo for his technical assistance as well as Jan Boleslav Kl… more
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Date: 2004
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Matej, Daniel, 1963-
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Mobilis in Mobili

Description: Recording of Natasha Barrett's Mobilis in Mobili. This work is the central axis of the larger electroacoustic work "Trade Winds" which was inspired by the vast expanse of sea. The title of the work comes from a novel by Jules Verne. This piece was commissioned by NoTAM with funds from the Norwegian Cultural Council and the Norwegian Composers' Fund. This work includes an excerpt from a sea shanty performed by the Storm Weather Shanty Choir.
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Date: 2005/2006
Duration: 8 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Barrett, Natasha
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Les fascistes de santé

Description: Recording of Sten Hanson's Les fascistes de santé. This is a work for electronics that includes English spoken word and distorted voices.
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Date: 2005
Duration: 6 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Hanson, Sten, 1936-2013
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La Tourterelle Blanche

Description: Recording of Eduardo Artemiev's La Tourterelle Blanche.
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Date: unknown
Duration: 12 minutes
Creator: Artemʹev, Ėduard
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Drop !

Description: Recording of Per Arvidsson-Bremmers' Drop !. This piece was commissioned by the Swedish National Institute of Public Health. The task was given to different artists to create a work that would shed light on HIV and AIDS.
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Date: 1997
Duration: 23 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Arvidsson Bremmers, Per
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Dimers liquids

Description: Recording of Cèsar Amiguet Puig's Dimers liquids.
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Date: 1997
Duration: 59 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Amiguet Puig, Cèsar
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6th day

Description: Recording of Agnieszka Waligorska's 6th day. This work is for electronics, voice, pre-recorded manipluated sound, and saxophone.
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Date: 1994
Duration: 12 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Waligórska, Agnieszka
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Les accords d'Helsinki

Description: Recording of Steve McCaffrey and François Dufrêne's Les accords d'Helsinki. These pieces are part of a suite for electronics. Sound materials include vocalizations and spoken text.
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Date: 1980
Duration: 20 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: McCaffery, Steve & Dufrêne, François, 1930-1982
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The kubrick suite

Description: Recording of Damian Roskill's The kubrick suite. This is a work for electronics that includes English spoken word and distorted voices.
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Date: 1989
Duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Roskill, Damian
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Quasi una missa

Description: Recording of Frank Corcoran's Quasi una missa. This work is comprised of 4 movements and was composed as a mass. Sound materials for this piece include English and Irish spoken word.
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Date: 1999
Duration: 19 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Corcoran, Frank
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Un grand ensemble

Description: Recording of Sébastien Roux's Un grand ensemble. This is a work for electronics that includes English and French spoken word.
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Date: 2004/2005
Duration: 14 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Roux, Sébastien
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Beginnings

Description: Recording of Ewan Stefani's Beginnings. The inspiration for this piece is the concept of denial and avoiding conclusions; rather than confronting, the focus here is upon description and observation. The voice guides the audience through a series of false beginnings that lead to another introduction, rather than a meaningful programmatic development. This piece was designed to represent discrete narrative or musical "voices" using speakers in the performance space. The pitched material is based … more
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Date: 2005
Duration: 8 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Stefani, Ewan
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Micro-trottoire

Description: Recording of Roxanne Turcotte's Micro-trottoire. This is a radio work that explores the idea of confrontation and was created from the voices of people from different backgrounds and ethnic origins. Each voice offers a different opinion on current affairs, lifestyles, dreams, and disillusions across generations and personalities.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 6 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Turcotte, Roxanne
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City of Fountains

Description: Recording of Mark Horrocks' City of Fountains. This is a work for electronics that includes English spoken word. The primary subject of the text being spoken is various airline announcements.
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Date: 2005
Duration: 18 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Horrocks, Mark
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Tres paradigmas

Description: Recording of Matías Giuliani's Tres paradigmas. This is a work for electronics that includes a sound sample of Frank Sinatra's song 'New York, New York'.
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Date: 2005
Duration: 10 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Giuliani, Matías
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Todos os Cantos

Description: Recording of Florivaldo Menezes' Todos os Cantos. This is a work for electronics that includes sound samples of spoken word and voice. There is a small sample of the aria "Queen of the Night" by Mozart.
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Date: 2004/2005
Duration: 15 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Menezes Filho, Florivaldo, 1962-
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Zapping Zappa

Description: Recording of Felipe Otondo's Zapping Zappa. This work was created as a humoristic tribute to the composer Frank Zappa. The composer uses different types of samples from the music of Zappa. Within this piece there is a development in terms of timbral rhythmic layers that evolve gradually, changing in sonorities.
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Date: 2004
Duration: 7 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Otondo, Felipe, 1972-
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Banchory Ears

Description: Recording of Pete Stollery's Banchory Ears. This work was commissioned by Woodend Arts Association and is a concert version of the music that the composer made to accompany the Banchory Faces photography exhibition in September 2003. The composer collected sonic photographs from various areas of Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The composer thanks Bertha Forbes, a local historian, for her recollection of sounds and for the use of the interview with her in this piece.
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Date: 2004
Duration: 9 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Stollery, Pete
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Speaking...again

Description: Recording of Elainie Lillios' Speaking...again. This is a radiophonic composition based on interviews with Don, a long-time friend of the composer. Don experienced a profound and life-changing challenge in his early 50's and set an example for how we should all approach living through his outlook and determination. Don teaches us not to take the simple things for granted. This work was commissioned by La Muse en circuit and premiered at the Péniche Adélaïde for the radiophonic art prizewinners … more
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Date: 2003
Duration: 11 minutes
Creator: Lillios, Elainie, 1968-
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Hommage à Parmerud

Description: Recording of Natasha Barrett's Hommage à Parmerud. This work acts as an homage to composer, Ake Parmerud. The two composers undertook a project where they swapped basic sound materials and composed new works based on each other's offerings. This piece is the product of that and gave Barrett the chance to compose her first homage to one of the many composers that have influenced students and professionals worldwide.
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Date: 2005
Duration: 15 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Barrett, Natasha
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Fantaisie Urbaine

Description: Recording of Roxanne Turcotte's Fantaisie Urbaine. This is a work for vocals and electroacoustic sounds. The composer describes this piece as telling a story of different people walking through a city, meeting and discovering new things. Various sounds illustrate the suspense and intrigue.
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Date: 2005
Duration: 17 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Turcotte, Roxanne
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