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Recorded Sound Without Processing
COMPOSER(S)
WORK TITLE
EXPLANATION
COMPOSER'S NOTES
A. Jacques Coutu
Étude de comportement et d’expression mélodique
The saxophone, joined near the end of the piece by a bass drum, is recorded using two microphones...
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Recorded Sound with Real-Time Processing
COMPOSER(S)
WORK TITLE
EXPLANATION
COMPOSER'S NOTES
George Arasimowicz
Extensions
The flute sound is transformed in real-time using chorus and delay effects and a distortion...
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Extensions
, for electronic flute, invokes several orders of virtuosity which extend the range...
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Bengt Emil Johnson
Night Chants I
The compositional principal — live instrument with electronic transformations...
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Recorded Sound with Transformations and Montage
COMPOSER(S)
WORK TITLE
EXPLANATION
COMPOSER'S NOTES
Daniel Feist
Suspicious
The composer uses three techniques to create the ambiguity that can be read...
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As a teenager, I attended a private, all-boys high school. My best friends today...
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John Free
Piano Study
Number Two
The possibilities of using several different transformation techniques in combination are well-represented...
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Piano Study Number Two
is a tape work begun in 1981 and completed in 1986. It consists of seven tapes...
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Egils Bebris
Process Piano
The sole sound source used in this piece is the piano, recordings of which are transformed through diverse techniques...
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Luigi Ceccarelli
Abominable-A
Exploration of the potential of the letter A, often using simple techniques...
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Ingram Marshall
Cortez
Ingram Marshall is an American composer whose name is normally associated with minimalist traditions...
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Recorded Sound with Montage and Sound Synthesis
COMPOSER(S)
WORK TITLE
EXPLANATION
COMPOSER'S NOTES
Michel Tétreault
Compost Sonore
The three techniques mentioned above are encountered in this excerpt...
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