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Reflections of Revolution: Le Figaro, Le Monde, and Public Opinion in France during the Algerian Conflict (1954-1962)

Description: This thesis is an examination of the printed media in France (1955-1963), as represented by two mainstream newspapers: Le Monde (left-centrist) and Le Figaro (right-centrist). Using these newspapers, as well as Gallup polls recorded at the time, this study explores correlations of what was reported in newspapers and how French public opinion evolved during the course of the war. These two major sources of information are shown to have given contradictory information, thus accounting for some o… more
Date: December 2002
Creator: Atkins, Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries

Rayures

Description: Recording of Hubert Michel's Rayures. The inspiration for this work was the concept of stripes, more specifically sound stripes, and its travel through the colors of time and space. The sound materials used were derived from a credit card on a metal grid, the sounds of colleagues and friends, and synthesis mining.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 9 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Michel, Hubert, 1976-
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Alba

Description: Recording of Mauro Cardi's Alba. This is a work for electronics, zarb, and spoken word. The composer references the Persian God, Shams Tabrizi, in their description of the piece.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 10 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Cardi, Mauro
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Fragments de lettre à un habitant du centre

Description: Recording of Annette Vande Gorne's Fragments de lettre à un habitant du centre. This work consists of spoken word with text by Kamal Ben Hameda and spoken by Eveline Legrand. The text describes the image of Western urban civilization in the eyes of an immigrant Arab poet. The reciter, her voice, and her expressiveness is at the center of the work.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Vande Gorne, Annette, 1946
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Drames brefs deux (de Philippe Minyana)

Description: Recording of Etienne Saur's Drames brefs deux (de Philippe Minyana). This composition was created to accompany a theatre piece by the same name and consists of eight short pieces that each represent a different major life event.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Saur, Etienne
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Shalala ware

Description: Recording of Gérard Torres' Shalala ware. This work reflects a love story between a virtual couple, Fred and Cathy, who sing their song "Shalala" throughout the piece. The composer has separated this work into four parts: 1. R.A.M., 2. Shalala Song, 3. Love is bossa nova, and 4. Free loop. Each part has its own mode of composition.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 18 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Torres, Gérard
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Cantos de antes

Description: Recording of Beatriz Ferreyra's Cantos de antes. This work was commissioned by the Association pour la recherche et l'Expérimentation Musicale and is dedicated to Simone Rist and Roger Cochini. This piece was created from transformed texts performed by Simone Rist, the voice of Roger Cochini, and other electroacoustic sounds. The composer states that this piece speaks to very old stories lost thousands of years ago.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 10 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Ferreyra, Beatriz, 1937-
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Dict-On

Description: Recording of Eric Mulard's Dict-On. This work was composed as part of the open project with the theme "The Seasons". The composer describes this work as a "sound sketch" around old sayings about the weather and seasons.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 4 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Mulard, Eric
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L'Eté, j'étais...

Description: Recording of Pierre Boeswillwald's L'Eté, j'étais.... This work was inspired by the seasons, specifically summer, in which the hottest weather typically takes place as well as vacation breaks. This work is for electronics and includes various concrete sounds, including excerpts from Vivaldi's "Summer (The Four Seasons)".
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Date: 2002
Duration: 5 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Boeswillwald, Pierre, 1934-
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Recyclage : arrière saison…

Description: Recording of Yves Coffy's Recyclage : arrière saison…. This is a work for electronics and includes excerpts from Vivaldi's "Spring (The Four Seasons)".
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Date: 2002
Duration: 6 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Coffy, Yves, 1954-
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Kyoto, le 15 septembre 1998

Description: Recording of Rainer Boesch's Kyoto, le 15 septembre 1998. This is a work for electronics and is meant to represent the memory of an unexpected disaster as well as a walk down the mountain, unsure which reality is being experienced.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Boesch, Rainer, 1938-2014
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Improvviso

Description: Recording of Claudio Gabbiani's Improvviso. The goal of this work was to explore the idea of a new way of listening through a different perceptive space. The composer explores the common parameters between traditional music and computer music.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 25 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Gabbiani, Claudio
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Longue est la course du soleil

Description: Recording of Etienne Saur's Longue est la course du soleil. This work was created as part of the open work at the Bourges Festival, "Synthse", whose theme was the seasons. This piece is based specifically on summer and includes fragments of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons: Summer.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Saur, Etienne
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Le Cheval

Description: Recording of Etienne Saur's Le Cheval. This work was created for the retirement of the composers teacher, Pierre Boeswillwald. The composition was an exercise given by his instructor to new students and consisted of cutting and editing snippets of spoken text to create an original phrase or concept.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 9 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Saur, Etienne
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Sons et Tintamarre (jeunesse)

Description: Recording of Roxanne Turcotte's Sons et Tintamarre (jeunesse). This is a work for electronic keyboard and tape that was intended for children and was created with animation, staging, and scenography. The work depicts a story of the progress of an electroacoustic work in the workshop of the composer. The composer thanks their daughter, Fannie, as their inspiration as well as her friends from daycare. The recording includes 5 untitled movements.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 11 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Turcotte, Roxanne
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Micro-trottoire

Description: Recording of Roxanne Turcotte's Micro-trottoire. This is a radio work that explores the idea of confrontation and was created from the voices of people from different backgrounds and ethnic origins. Each voice offers a different opinion on current affairs, lifestyles, dreams, and disillusions across generations and personalities.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 6 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Turcotte, Roxanne
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Et je poursuivais d'autres songes vers le réveil

Description: Recording of Philippe Gonin's Et je poursuivais d'autres songes vers le réveil. This piece was built in two sections. The first section sets up a strange atmosphere that includes noises and distorted voices that emerge little by little. The second section introduces the poetic text. The work ends suddenly and only slight sounds of rain and music remain. This piece is part of a cycle titled "Musiques Écouter dans le Noir", a collection devoted to dreams.
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Date: 2002/2004
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Gonin, Philippe
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