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COMPOSER(S)
WORK TITLE
EXPLANATION
COMPOSER'S NOTES
Claude Schryer
… just a pulse
(for piano and tape)
In this work the pianist plays pulsed notes against a tape of sustained sounds. The combination creates a play of opposition...
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The harmonic, melodic and timbral elements of “… just a pulse” were created using a SCRIPT program generated by the Synclavier...
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Iván Patachich
Analisi
(for violon and tape)
An example of a piece in which the acoustic sounds — used both with and without electroacoustic treatment — originate from a single source: a violin...
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Pierre-Alain Jaffrennou
Suite pour violoncelle et bande magnétique (Suite for Cello and Tape): 1st movement
Despite first impressions, this piece is in fact mixed. The electroacoustic processing essentially doubles the cello sound...
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The unity of this three-movement suite is built on the use of a single sound source: the cello...
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Bernard Donzel-Gargand
Transparence
(for tape and percussion)
Here the hybridization of percussion instruments and “invented” instruments is achieved through the use...
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In composing this work, I was inspired by the work of Kandinsky...
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Robert Rudolf
Something to Say
(for trumpet and tape)
This work uses sound elements created by a solo trumpet, and sounds produced...
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Brunce Pennycook
Praescio I
(for sax and synthesized sounds)
Here the saxophone sound is paired with sounds generated electronically using MIDI. The instrument has a brief ...
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Andrew Czink
Canto
(for voice and tape)
The voice is used here both for its interest as a sound source...
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"… in the gloom, the gold gathers the light about it."...
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