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Sensors IV

Description: Recording of Alcides Lanza's Sensors IV performed in 1984 by the McGill Concert Choir, conducted by Christopher Reynolds. The tape was realized at the Composer's studio (SHELAN Studio) and McGill University EMS in Montreal, QC, Canada. The piece explores different techniques of vocal wiring, especially the relationship of semantics, languages, and memory. The word "Memory" constitutes the entire text for the piece - using letter sound, recombinations of the word, and adding syllables from other… more
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Date: 1983/1984
Duration: 16 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Lanza, Alcides
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Carousel

Description: Recording of Reed Holmes's Carousel for choir and tape. The two movements represent a different aspect in the cycle of life: movement 1 "The Whispering Wind" is from the point of view of the Elder, introspective and thoughtful, and movement 2 "Carousel" is from the point of view of the Younger, rhythmic, aggressive, spontaneous, and freely melodic. The choir adds heterophonic elaborations of the pattern to the second movement.
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Date: 1983
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Holmes, Reed
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Maa'ts

Description: Recording of Bogusław Schäffer's Maa'ts for tape (4-lane). The composition if a collage for voices and electronics. The choir sings in harmonically exact microcompositions.The piece was produced in February 1981 in the studio of the Technical University Berlin.
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Date: February 1981
Duration: 9 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Schäffer, Bogusław
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Madrigal

Description: Recording of Zoltán Pongrácz's Madrigal for tape. The aim of the composer was to create a madrigal, one of the most aristocratic of the choral genres of the Renaissance, through electronic means. He uses the characteristics of the Italian madrigal as an element of the musical color to create effects of the Gothic choral music. The raw material is based only on the recitation of the sonnet, as well as on sounds sung at various frequencies by the choir. Pongrácz also calls this work a concerto, b… more
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Date: 1981
Duration: 10 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Pongrácz, Zoltán
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Pacem mundo

Description: Recording of Iván Patachich's "Pacem mundo" ("World Peace") for tape. Uses both concrete and electronic sound materials. The piece begins with a vocal ensemble with a soprano soloist that eventually becomes noticeably electronically manipulated. From then on, the piece switches between the vocal ensemble and other electronic sound material.
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Date: 1980
Duration: 9 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Patachich, Iván
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[News Clip: Israeli Night]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 28, 1982, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Helen Reddy]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 30, 1984, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 47 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Microclima II

Description: Recording of Marco Dibeltulu's Microclima II. This work was created as part of the open work "Les Maîtres Sonneurs" for the Synthèse festival. The intent of this work was to combine electroacoustic music with popular music. The title metaphorically represents the island in the center of the Mediterranean and the sound mimics the harsh and wild landscapes of the island with the emerald sea and ancestral music. This has been represented by the Launeddas and by the Canto a Tenore, a typical expres… more
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Date: 2004
Duration: 5 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Dibeltulu, Marco
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Spiritus

Description: Recording of Lennart Westman's Spiritus. This is a work for audio and video and consists of 3 movements: 1. Passacaglia Spiritus, 2. Spiritus Animatus, and 3. Graal Hommage. The work as a whole was inspired by the poetry of the Swedish poet, Gustaf Fröding as well as the music of Bach. All three movements premiered at ICMC2002 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The work consists of synthesized sounds as well as segments performed by a four-part choir with singers from two Stockholm choirs.
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Date: 1999/2002
Duration: 14 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Westman, Lennart
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Vigsel

Description: Recording of Lennart Westman's Vigsel. This piece is the second movement of home land trilogy. This work includes four voices from the Swedish Radio choir and electronically processed sounds of a violin, a cello, and sounds of nature. The lyrics of this piece are from a poem by Lennart Westman himself and reflects the journey back to his earth. The title of this piece alludes to the reunion with the forests and waters of Westman's own childhood.
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Date: 2003
Duration: 7 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Westman, Lennart
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Dialogue avec Wittgenstein

Description: Recording of Dieter Kaufmann's Dialogue avec Wittgenstein. This work is built on fragments of philosophical text spoken in both French and German, as well as various musical segments by composers Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, and the composer himself. The work was produces at the ELAK Institute of the University of Vienna Music and had two premieres. The German version in Vienna (1999) and the French version in Bourges (1999).
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Date: 1999
Duration: 11 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Kaufmann, Dieter, 1941-
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Flights of Fancy

Description: Recording of Jon Christopher Nelson's Flights of Fancy. This work, for fireworks and tape, was written as the grand finale to the Grand Opening Concert of the Murchison Performing Arts Complex at the University of North Texas and premiered at the event. The piece incorporates a variety of musical excerpts that were performed throughout the concert as well as sample sounds of fireworks. It was premiered simultaneously with a fireworks display.
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Date: 1999
Duration: 6 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Nelson, Jon Christopher
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Pater noster

Description: Recording of Miklos Sugar's Pater noster. This work was composed for the female choir Musica Nostra and its choirmaster Zsuzsanna Mindszenty. The vocal material in the piece is comprised of four voices that undergo electronic transformation. The special effects were made by the YAMAHA REV5.
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Date: 1994/1997
Duration: 27 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Sugár, Miklós, 1952-
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Tres momentos

Description: Recording of Jorge Rapp's Tres momentos. This work was produced at Rapp's CEM Sound Laboratory and the eight channel version was composed in the LIPM. The composer separates the piece into three sections: the first is dedicated to electronic sounds, the second consists of a processed male voice, and the third incorporates a modified choir sound mixed with materials from the first two sections.
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Date: 1999/2000
Duration: 13 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Rapp, Jorge, 1946-
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Machina ex Deis

Description: Recording of Grant Chu Covell's Machina ex Deis. This work consists of eight movements that run together without pause: I: Introduction, II: Tocsin, III: Voyage, IV: Salon, V: Scherzo I, VI: Litany, VII: Scherzo II, and VIII: Apotheosis. The work as a whole includes both concrete sounds and computer-generated sounds.
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Date: 1999
Duration: 19 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Covell, Grant Chu, 1967-
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In Die Resurrectionis

Description: Recording of Luigi Ceccarelli's In Die Resurrectionis. This is an electro-acoustic installation for the basilica of San Vitale inspired by the 12th century sacred musical tradition of Ravenna. This work was commissioned by the Ravenna Festival. The composer describes this work as his exploration of the relationship between music and spirituality, using Gregorian chant and traditional choral music to emphasize this.
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Date: 1999/2000
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Ceccarelli, Luigi
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Spiritus

Description: Recording of Lennart Westman's Spiritus. This work consists of three movements accompanied by a music video: 1. Passacaglia Spiritus, 2. Spiritus Animatus, 3. Graal Hommage. The work is inspired by the poetry of Gustaf Fröding and the music of Bach. All three movements were premiered at ICMC2002 (International Computer Music Conference).
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Date: 1999/2002
Duration: 14 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Westman, Lennart
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Arrok

Description: Recording of Edgardo Hugo Martinez's Arrok. The composer notes the title as being "the primitive sea", the first element of nature in the creation of the cosmic worldview of the Tehuelches, an indigenous community from the south of Argentina.
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Date: 2001
Duration: 5 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Edgardo Hugo
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