Frédéric

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Recording of Michael Longton's Frédéric. The source material for “Frédéric” is the last movement of Chopin’s Sonata op. 35 in B-flat minor. The movement in its original form may be one of the first musical essays on the phenomenon of “critical speed” at which music shapes or events may lose their identity and merge with the surrounding field while conversely, other shapes may emerge from the field. “Frédéric” simply explores – in its not particularly systematic way – the geography of this frontier. “Frédéric” was realized at the electronic/computer-music studios of the University of Victoria, using the “Synclavier” synthesizer manufactured … continued below

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5 sound recordings (45 min., 57 sec.)

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Longton, Michael 1979.

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Recording of Michael Longton's Frédéric. The source material for “Frédéric” is the last movement of Chopin’s Sonata op. 35 in B-flat minor. The movement in its original form may be one of the first musical essays on the phenomenon of “critical speed” at which music shapes or events may lose their identity and merge with the surrounding field while conversely, other shapes may emerge from the field. “Frédéric” simply explores – in its not particularly systematic way – the geography of this frontier. “Frédéric” was realized at the electronic/computer-music studios of the University of Victoria, using the “Synclavier” synthesizer manufactured by New England Digital Corp, of Norwich, Vermont, USA. This is a mini-computer-controlled digital synthemixer with 16 digital oscillators and four-channel output. Data may be input either from a terminal or from a keyboard (in this case only the keyboard was used). The material was mixed through a TEAC mixing board and recorded on Scully and Teac tape machines (2, 4 and 8-track). A DBX noise reduction unit was used at all stages except the final mic. Recording tape was Scotch 206 and 207.

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5 sound recordings (45 min., 57 sec.)

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Mnemothèque Internationale des Arts Electroacoustiques

Sound recordings of electroacoustic music from the archive of the International de musique électroacoustique de Bourges (IMEB). The works were created in the IMEB studios or submitted by participants of the Festival Synthèse or the Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competition. Access is restricted to the UNT community.

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  • 1979

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  • May 27, 2021, 11:07 a.m.

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  • June 18, 2021, 10:49 a.m.

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Longton, Michael. Frédéric, audio recording, 1979; Bourges, France. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1808597/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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