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B-A-C-H

Description: Recording of Jozef Malovec's B-A-C-H. The following materials are used in this composition: with a determined certain tone pitch such as succession of tones B-A-C-H at different pitches and transformations, two citations from the work of J. S. Bach realized on the synthesizer ARP plus the play-back of alto recorder/cantus firmus of the second--complete citation, slowed formants of the vowels in the introduction, with undetermined tone pitch such as noises and short impulsed formations at a diff… more
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Date: 1979
Duration: 10 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Malovec, Jozef, 1933-1998

B-A-C-H

Description: Recording of Jozef Malovec's B-A-C-H. The following materials are used in this composition: 1. A. Succession of tones B-A-C-H at a different pitches and transformations B. two citations from the work of J.S. Bach realized on the synthesizer ARP plus the play-back of alto recorder/cantus firmus of the second – complete citation C. slowed formants of the vowels in the introduction D. slowed beats on the crotales in the culminations point of the introduction 2. With undetermined tone p… more
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Date: 1979
Duration: 10 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Malovec, Jozef, 1933-1998

Ballada

Description: Recording of Bohdan Mazurek's Ballada. The title of the work relates above all to the epic character of the musical narrative. All the main thematic subjects and the materials of this composition are present in a brief entry. Apart from this entry and the conclusion we can find three different parts, but this division does not in any way interfere with the continuity of the work.
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Date: 1976
Duration: 7 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Mazurek, Bohdan

Barisphère

Description: Recording of Zoltan Pongrácz's Barisphère. The work Barisphère is the central part of a cosmic series in three parts: Luna IX, Barisphère and The Big Bang. Its title refers to the central core of the earth, consisting of molten iron and nickel, with a diameter of about 30km. The composer's intention was to create, using electroacoustic means, a program music that excites the cosmic imagination of the listener. The sound material is made up of both synthetic and natural sounds rigorously structu… more
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Date: 1975
Duration: 8 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Pongrácz, Zoltán

Barriers

Description: Recording of Daniel Starr's Barriers. Barriers is a quadraphonic electronic composition, which was composed in the interval May-June of 1976 in the Yale Electronic Music Studio, using both classical and control-voltage technique. It comprises 30 brief sections lasting 8 to 45 second each, which are in turn divided into two larger sequences of 15 sections, separated from each other by several seconds of dead silence in the center of the piece. Each section on either side of the piece explores a … more
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Date: 1976
Duration: 40 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Starr, Daniel Victor

Batucada

Description: Recording of Gabriel Brnčić's Batucada.
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Date: 1972
Duration: 26 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Brnčić, Gabriel

Betsy

Description: Recording of Rick Banks's Betsy, which is based on a story created by the composer. The computer program by which the piece is created emits sounds that Banks calls "Betsy" and Betsy's labels describe herself. "Betsy Butterfield didn't like counting nifty numbers so instead she tried jumping galaxies and times but soon found it was some different kind of goddess than her that never knew the suns."
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Date: 1979
Duration: 7 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Banks, Rick
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Brad Stroud, cassette sent to Leon Breeden

Description: Audio recording sent by pianist and trombonist Brad Stroud to Leon Breeden following a visit to North Texas. The recording includes spoken segments from Stroud, as well as recordings of his performances, including Stroud's composition ("Listen to My Father") introduced by Kenton and played by Kenton's band, and a performance from one of Kenton's band clinics. The reference to Steve Wilkerson winning on the Gong Show dates the recording to around 1979.
Date: 1979~
Duration: 23 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Stroud, Brad

Brazen

Description: Recording of Emmanuel Ghent's Brazen.
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Date: 1975
Duration: 19 minutes
Creator: Ghent, Emmanuel

Breath

Description: Recording of Teresa Rampazzi's Breath. Four fragments of Bach, Mozart, Stravinsky, and Webern were decoded. The similar (spiral) structures of these fragments and the various combinations of velocity and dynamic space velocity have been put together without, however, altering the melodic design and rhythm. Originally the work was conceived for four channels.
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Date: 1974
Duration: 18 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Rampazzi, Teresa

Buffalo 71

Description: Recording of José Vicente Asuar's Buffalo 71.
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Date: 1971
Duration: 15 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Asuar, José Vicente

Buoyant charm

Description: Recording of Natasha Barrett's Buoyant charm. This work is for electroacoustics and mixed ensemble and explores the relationship of instrumental timbre and acousmatic sounds. The composer discusses the importance of spatialisation and notes that the number of performers and the size of their instruments resulted in a relatively large spatial occupation.
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Date: 1977
Duration: 17 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Barrett, Natasha

Ca c'est ma petite fille

Description: Recording of Christian Clozier's Ca c'est ma petite fille. This is a work for electronics that includes French spoken word.
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Date: 1970
Duration: 6 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Clozier, Christian, 1945-

Cadenza

Description: Recording of Ryszard Klisowski's Cadenza
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Date: 1975
Duration: 11 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Klisowski, Ryszard

Candomblet

Description: Recording of Rodolfo Caesar's Candomblet. This piece was created through manipulation of the Candomblet record synthesizer. The choice of sound material follows purely musical criteria; there is no nationalist intention. Piece uses music originally made for dance.
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Date: 1978/1981
Duration: 8 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Caesar, Rodolfo

Cantata ai-ai-a

Description: Recording of Rudolf Růžička's Cantata ai-ai-a.
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Date: 1973
Duration: 13 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Růžička, Rudolf

Cantata dialetica

Description: Recording of Joaquin Orellana's Cantata dialetica.
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Date: 1974
Duration: 9 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Orellana, Joaquín

Canti per checca

Description: Recording of Teresa Rampazzi's Canti per checca.
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Date: 1975
Duration: 12 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Rampazzi, Teresa

Cantica feralia

Description: Recording of Ivan Parík's Cantica feralia. The basic material is an orchestral work of the composer. The material was re-worked with electronic manipulations; originally the work was quadraphonic. Dedicated to the victims of the concentration camps of the Second World War.
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Date: 1975
Duration: 11 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Parík, Ivan, 1936-2005

Lo Canto del Planeta

Description: Recording of John Anthony Celona's Lo Canto del Planeta. Lo Canto Del Pianeta (the song of the planet) is a computer-generated composition in four channels based on the digital software synthesis of complex waveforms using the principle of frequency modulation. Timbral complexes result resembling "natural" instrumental timbres. The auditory images are essentially: brass-like, reed-like, bell-like, and percussion-like. Rhythmic relations, in particular crisp attack cues, and distinct timbral im… more
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Date: 1977
Duration: 50 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Celona, John, 1947-
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