Music on One Timbre

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Recording of John Celona's Music on One Timbre. The computer-syntesized tape was produced using an organ timbre as the fundamental sound source. Microtonal variations in tuning were introduced in order to change the phase relationships within the harmonic spectrum of the massive choral aggregates. It can be discovered that interesting and unique changes in timbre result from orchestrating the harmonic spectra of a complex waveform. The organ timbre provides such a base.

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5 sound recordings (2 hr., 31 min., 19 sec.)

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Celona, John, 1947- 1979.

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  • Main Title: Music on One Timbre
  • Series Title: MISAME

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Recording of John Celona's Music on One Timbre. The computer-syntesized tape was produced using an organ timbre as the fundamental sound source. Microtonal variations in tuning were introduced in order to change the phase relationships within the harmonic spectrum of the massive choral aggregates. It can be discovered that interesting and unique changes in timbre result from orchestrating the harmonic spectra of a complex waveform. The organ timbre provides such a base.

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5 sound recordings (2 hr., 31 min., 19 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, 11:12 a.m.

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  • June 23, 2021, 1:03 p.m.

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Celona, John, 1947-. Music on One Timbre, audio recording, 1979; Bourges, France. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1808614/: 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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