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A pocketful of posies

Description: Recording of Jonathan Berger's "A pocketful of posies." The title refers to the Black Death of the 14th century, a time when people dealt with impending doom in much the same way as people do today. It was premiered at Stanford University in March 1984.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Berger, Jonathan, 1954-
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De Inwerking

Description: Recording of Joost Van de Goor's De Inwerking ("Influence"), which refers to a sign from the book of changes, I Ching. It refers specifically to the 31st hexagram which is based on the image of water, a small like on a mountain. In the piece, the clarinet (water) is looking for contact with the soundtracks (firm and unmoveable). The soundtracks were made by manipulating recorded clarinet sounds and composed using chance operations (using dice and coins). It was recorded in the electronic studio… more
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Date: 1984
Duration: 7 minutes
Creator: Goor, Joost van de, 1956-
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Logos

Description: Recording of Andrew Lewis's Logos. "Acousmatic" music for fixed medium (stereo).
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Date: 1984
Duration: 30 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Lewis, Andrew, 1963-
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Un minuto de silencio por favor

Description: Recording of Ricardo Teruel's "Un minuto de silencio per favor" for electronic sounds on tape.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 12 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Teruel, Ricardo, 1956-
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Inventio

Description: Recording of Sukhi Kang's "Inventio" for piano and prerecorded electronic sound. He used traditional Korean rhythmic elements (multirhythms) and blends them within the context of Western music and electronics to create the piece. The electronic sound is primarily derived from the pitch G on the piano, which is then electronically manipulated by duration, pitch and tone.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 23 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Kang, Sukhi, 1934-
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Pot Pourri

Description: Recording of Alain Thibault and Marcelle Deschenes's "Pot Pourri," a reduced version of the multimedia work OPERAaaAAH.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 25 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Thibault, Alain, 1956- & Deschênes, Marcelle, 1939-
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Una musica, un rumor, un simbolo

Description: Recording of Gabriel Valverde's Una musica, un rumor, un simbolo.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 10 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Valverde, Gabriel, 1957-
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Akymyle

Description: Recording of Yvon Magnette's Akymyle.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Magnette, Yvon
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Triple concerto

Description: Recording of Alejandro Viñao's "Triple Concerto" for flute, cello, piano, and computer. Triple Concerto was commissioned by Option Band with funds provided by the Art Council of Great Britain. The tape was produced and composed with a Fairlight computer music instrument at The City University Electro-Acoustic Music Studio in London.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Viñao, Alejandro, 1951-
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Music for S

Description: Recording of Stanislaw Krupowicz's Music for S. The work is a computer generated tape, composed at CCRMA, Stanford University using additive synthesis and John Chowning's voice simulation instrument.
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Date: March 10, 1984
Duration: 9 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Krupowicz, Stanisław, 1952-
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Epoche 2 -1984

Description: Recording of Miroslav Bázlik "Epoche 2 - 1984" performed by Jozef Podhoránský, cellist, along with tape recording.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 17 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Bázlik, Miroslav
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A la mémoire d'un ami

Description: Recording of Ira Mowitz's "A la mémoire d'un ami." It was dedicated to Norman Dinerstein, his former composition teacher and friend.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 13 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Mowitz, Ira, 1951-
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Sextet

Description: Recording of Shin'ichi Morita's "Sextet" for six analog synthesizer ensemble. The synthesizers are controlled with a computer.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 7 minutes
Creator: Morita, Shinʼichi, 1948-
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Presagio

Description: Recording of Roberto Morales-Manzana's Presagio. The piece is a story about a strong tropical storm in the Tehuantepec Oaxaca region; while the storm is occurring, non-optimistic images arise from the spectator. Instrumentation includes two analog synthesizers (a harp 2600 and a korg 2100), voice and flute, which have been processed live through both synthesizers in addition to an analog pitch follower. Mercedes Benet did the voice and reading. Roberto Morales-Manzana did the flute and electron… more
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Date: 1984
Duration: 16 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Morales-Manzanares, Roberto, 1958-
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Tres de dos

Description: Recording of Juan Piñera's "Tres de dos" ("Three of two"). The piece consists of three parts: a) "Primero de Dos" ("First of Two"), b) "Segundo de Dos" ("Second of Two"), and c) "Tercero de Dos" ("Third of Two"). The piece was dreated in collaboration between the composers Juan Piñera and Edesio Alejandro. The title is derived from the fact that the piece consists of three parts made by two compositions.
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Date: 1984
Duration: 23 minutes
Creator: Piñera, Juan
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Oral History Interview with Lloyd C. Fair, 1984

Description: Interview with Lloyd C. Fair, supervisor and buyer for Duke & Ayres Company in Denton, Texas. The interview discusses Fair's family background, his childhood in Weatherford, Texas, and his experiences during the Great Depression. Fair covers his employment with Duke & Ayers as the company expanded in the northern region of Texas, including his transfers to Lancaster and Dallas, as well as several managerial changes. Following World War II, Duke & Ayers underwent cutbacks and sourcing difficulti… more
Date: February 24, 1984
Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Fair, Lloyd Clifford
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral History with Charles B. Griffin]

Description: Interview with Charles B. Griffin, the owner of a feed processing company. The interview includes discussion on frontier life in Texas and biographical information about Griffin's family. Interview conducted July 12, 1984 in Uvalde, Texas.
Date: July 12, 1984
Duration: 3 hours 46 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Griffin, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral History Interview with Luther Dale Hodge]

Description: Interview with Luther Dale Hodge, who was a manager at Duke & Ayres from 1941-1960. This interview includes discussion of his family history, his childhood on a farm in Oklahoma, his training and early years at Duke & Ayres, his managerial and hiring practices, and handling theft.
Date: March 17, 1984
Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Hodge, Luther Dale
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Billie Sol Estes grand jury hearing, March 20, 1984]

Description: Sound recording of Billie Sol Estes testifying before the Robertson County grand jury against Lyndon B. Johnson, Clifton C. Carter, and Malcolm E. Wallace in Henry Marshall's murder case.
Date: March 20, 1984
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 57 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview Part 1 with Stanley Edward and Elsie Adams, March 30, 1984

Description: Interview (Part 1) with Stanley Edward Adams, a rancher, Board of City Savings chairman, and co-owner of Adams Abstract Company, and Elsie Adams, co-owner of Adams Abstract Company, from Robert Lee, Texas. This interview includes Stanley Edward Adams discussing his childhood on a cotton farm, his first jobs selling popcorn and working around the courthouse, his experiences working in different abstract companies, and his experiences with drilling for oil.
Date: March 30, 1984
Duration: 4 hours 15 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Adams, Stanley Edward & Adams, Elsie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview Part 2 with Stanley Edward Adams and Elsie Adams, 1984

Description: Interview with Edward and Elsie Adams, co-owners of Adams Abstract Company in Robert Lee, Texas. The interview discusses the Adams's involvement in both Coke and Tom Green counties, more specifically following the life of Elsie Adams. Mrs. Adams talks about growing up in Miles, Texas, a career in education and realty, and abstract work.
Date: March 30, 1984
Duration: 30 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Adams, Stanley Edward & Adams, Elsie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Of Thee We Sing" Concert Audio Recording]

Description: Audio recording from the Turtle Creek Chorale Collection (The Dallas Way) collection, an American men's chorus based in Dallas, Texas. This recording consists of a collection of traditional songs and hymns performed during their "Of Thee We Sing" concert in 1984. Some of the songs are accompanied by piano or organ and others are sung acapella. The concert is clipped into two parts at intermission.
Date: June 30, 1984
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Turtle Creek Chorale
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

"Serious talk with Margie", 1984 March 3

Description: Recording of Leon Breeden speaking with family friend "Margie" about her current living situation.
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Date: March 3, 1984
Duration: 39 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Breeden, Leon
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Jardin Secret I

Description: Jardin Secret I (Secret Garden, 1984-85) is a first study in a series of works, for which I have concentrated in making computer research on the relations between different musical parameters and processes, as well as my own musical thinking. I shaped primary models for various different, well-defined musical situations. Starting from these models, I intended to control various musical parameters, without forgetting their particular features. I wanted to find out whether these parameters could … more
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Date: 1984
Duration: 43 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Saariaho, Kaija, 1952-
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