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Daisy: Opera in Two Acts

Description: This is the original conductor's score for the opera "Daisy" including the vocal parts as well as instrumental lines for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horns, trumpets, bass trombone, timpani and percussion, harp and piano, violin, viola, cello, and string bass. The introductory pages at the start of the score include acknowledgements and synopsis by Professor Kenneth L. Ballenger, the cast of characters and scene list (5 scenes). There is an index to the scenes for each act following their … more
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Date: September 15, 1973
Creator: Smith, Julia, 1905-1989

Christmas musik

Description: Recording of John Cousins's Christmas musik.
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Date: 1973
Duration: 17 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Cousins, John

Ripsnorter

Description: Recording of Gerald Plain's Ripsnorter. The American slang term "ripsnorter" is defined in the dictionary as a thing that is unusually violent. "Ripsnorter" is one of a series of compositions that attempt to incorporate materials that are characteristic of Kentucky. The composer uses the folksong “Joe Clark,” changing the words slightly at the opening of the composition to achieve a gruff-like quality.
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Date: 1973
Duration: 9 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Plain, Gerald, 1940-

Speech Song

Description: Recording of Charles Dodge's Speech Song. The first movement, A man sitting in the cafeteria; second movement, The days are ahead; third movement, When I am with you; Fourth movement, He destroyed her image. Speech Songs was created at the Bell Laboratories in 1972 by composer Charles Dodge using a speech synthesis system of Joseph Olive. The four short Poems are by the distinguished American poet, Mark Strand. The songs, especially as articulated by the computer-synthesized voice, are ironic… more
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Date: 1973
Duration: 7 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Dodge, Charles, 1942-
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