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The waste land

Description: Recording of Elżbieta Sikora's The waste land, for fixed media. The piece is a journey through time and spaces. The present is mixed with the past, the ordinary with the extraordinary, dream with reality. The work was commissioned by the Experimental Studio of Polish Radio and was realized in October 1979. The text comes from T. Elliot's poem "The Waste Land."
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Date: 1979
Duration: 24 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Sikora, Elżbieta, 1943-
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Petite Symphonie électronique

Description: Recording of Bohdan Mazurek's Petite Symphonie électronique. The piece is divided into three parts: the Introduction and Allegro, Scherzo, and a Fugatto that is integrated at the beginning of the Finale. It was realizes at the Polish Radio Experimental Studio in Warsaw, Poland.
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Date: 1979
Duration: 13 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Mazurek, Bohdan
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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
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The silent god

Description: Recording of Mauro Graziani's The silent god. It is a sound processing work, no synthesized sounds are involved. The beginning sound materials are sounds often used in religious rites and ceremonies, hence the title. Sound material includes: Japanese gongs, Tibetan and Chinese bells, Tibetan trumpets, gamelan, Indian and Middle-eastern harp, western organ, aeolian harp, voices. Processing includes filtering, time and/or pitch changing, delays, freezing, cutting, and mixing. The work was realize… more
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Date: 1980
Duration: 9 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Graziani, Mauro, 1954-
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Atelje II (Atelier II)

Description: Recording of Lojze Lebič's Atelje II (Atelier II) for tape. The piece was composed in collaboration with Paul Pignon in the Radio Belgrade Electronic Studio in September 1975. It is made up of five sections, in which certain electroacoustic "instrumental" ideas are transformed through characteristic compositional procedures. The title has a twofold meaning: on one hand, it reveals the aims of the composer's research, considering that this was Lebič's first encounter with the electronic medium, … more
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Date: 1975
Duration: 28 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Lebič, Lojze
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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
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Conversations

Description: Recording of Werner Kaegi's Conversations: Partie 1: In Memoriam.
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Date: 1982
Duration: 12 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Kaegi, Werner
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Harbinger

Description: Recording of Robin Julian Heifetz's Harbinger, performed by the University of Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players, under the direction of Paul Zonn. The work is for six bass instruments and tape. There are two trumpets, two french horns, and two trombones which have been split into two trios which are then positioned on opposite sides of the performing space in order to maximize and fully exploit the spatial disposition of the sound. This also facilitates performance because each trio has its… more
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Date: 1978
Duration: 10 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Heifetz, Robin Julian, 1951-
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Concentric. A question with two answers.

Description: Recording of Octavian Nemescu's "Concentric. A question with two answers." for instrumental ensemble and tape. The piece is a reaction to Charles Ives' "Unanswered Question," which is, in comparison, schizoid in nature, marked by breach, discord, disparity and incommunicability. There are three layered music layers in "Concentric" which join together to create a kind of communion that is timeless through the use of resonant harmonic issued by a fundamental sound C, placed in the deepest regist… more
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Date: 1969
Duration: 16 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Nemescu, Octavian
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Contemplation I

Description: Recording of Jarmo Sermilä's Contemplation I for trumpet and tape.
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Date: 197X
Duration: 11 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Sermilä, Jarmo, 1939-
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Echo

Description: Recording of Ross Harris's Echo performed by Mary Robbie, trumpet. The work is for solo trumpet and tape delay, which has the effect of producing "canonic echoes" of the solo voice. In concert performance, the two channels of delayed sound are to be placed outside the performance area, there by expanding the space, and the performer's sound appears to move out from the player and away into the distance. The piece was written for Mary Robbie, who performs it in this recording.
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Date: 1979
Duration: 7 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Harris, Ross, 1945-
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Ensemble: 2017-11-15 – UNT Symphony Orchestra [Stage Perspective]

Description: Orchestra concert performed in the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the orchestra's perspective, showing the conductor.
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Date: November 15, 2017
Duration: 46 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
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Performing the Trumpet works of Donald Erb; A Guide to Preparation, Interpretation and Practices: A Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Purcell, Hindemith, Holmes, Friedman, Koetsier and Others

Description: This study is a guide to the performer on practices associated with the trumpet music of Donald Erb. It examines the following solo and duo compositions for trumpet: the as yet unpublished Sonatina for Trumpet and Piano (1954); Four Duets for Trumpets (1960); Diversion for Two for trumpet & percussion (1966); Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (1980); Remembrances for two trumpets (1994); and Dance, You Monster, To My Soft Song for solo trumpet (1998). A history of each composition and informa… more
Date: August 2002
Creator: Spencer, David W.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Harrison Birtwistle: an In-depth Study of His Music for Trumpet with a Performance Guide to the Silk House Tattoo

Description: This document examines the works by Sir Harrison Birtwistle that feature the trumpet as a solo instrument, with extra emphasis placed on The Silk House Tattoo. This document also features a performance guide for the trumpet parts of The Silk House Tattoo. Pedagogical methods for learning the most challenging passages are evaluated, and daily exercises based on the specific demands of each excerpt are offered.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Bonnett, Kurt L.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Performance Guide to Jean Balissat’s Kaleidoscope for Trumpet and Percussion

Description: Jean Balissat’s Kaleidoscope for trumpet and percussion is an important yet widely unknown piece within the trumpet repertoire. A comprehensive performance guide is necessary in order to overcome the musical and technical demands that this piece presents to the trumpeter. The first section of this document provides historical and contextual information about Jean Balissat, his compositional style, and relevant information regarding Kaleidoscope. The second section of this document includes a … more
Date: August 2013
Creator: Anderson, Matthew Douglas
Partner: UNT Libraries
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