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Traditional story about Sumphaai and Rangleen, Part 1

Description: Sumphai leh Rangleng [Sumphai and Rangleng] as told by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu of of Thamlakhuren, Part 1. Sumphai was a hardworking sister of Rangleng, but she was despised by the lazy wife of Rangleng, who nagged her husband into selling her off so that they could be alone. As the husband went to sell Sumphai, while they spent the night in a riverbank, the sister Sumphai had a dream in which their mother appeared. The mother was talking to the brother and asking him what on earth he was doin… more
Date: August 18, 2000
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional story about the Squirrel and Rumnu narrated by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu

Description: Theipaa leh rumnu paomin [The Story of Squirrel and Rumnu] as narrated by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu. Squirrel [Theipa] pretended that he fell down and hurt his scrotum and so could not walk. He therefore asked Rumnu to carry him in her basket which was full of fig-like fruit [didit]. When she carried him in her basket, he ate up all the figlike fruit and jumped out of her basket and ran off. She was so angry that she cursed him so that he would be trapped in the traps set by people in olden t… more
Date: 2000
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of The Story of the Lamkang Hunter

Description: Lamkang Suk Paomin [The story of the Lamkang Hunter] as told by Sankhil Thamnung Tholungnu. This is a story of how a Lamkang man who was a an expert hunter was captured and enslaved by the Kukis. When they planned to kill him, he was encouraged by his wife to escape. A tiger helped him cross the river and eventually return home to be united with his children.
Date: 2000
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of The Story of When There Is No Graveyard

Description: Wangchen paomin [The Story of When there is No Graveyard] as told by Sankhil Thamnung Tholungnu of of Thamlakhuren. In this story, a woman marries and lives in a village that has no graveyard. She ends up marrying into this village and here they eat a person when they die.
Date: 2000
Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of Thamptlum

Description: The Thamptlum paomin [the Story of Thamptlum] as told by Sankhil Thamnung Tholungnu of Thamlakhuren. The story tells of how a snake married a woman. Translated into English and input in SayMore by Sumshot Khular.
Date: 2000
Duration: 12 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional story about Raapa

Description: Raapa Paomin [The Story of Raapa] as narrated by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu. This is a story about a young handsome man called Raapa. He was the son of a widow. He was known for his good deeds and for that people got jealous and tried to kill him in several ways. One time they hung him up in the middle of the sea to die, but to his great luck a bird called Chinraang came along wearing beautiful ornament called vori kangkool. This ornament is worn by Lamkangs today. When Raapa saw the bird he… more
Date: 2000
Duration: 4 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional narrative about The Bad Woman and Good Woman

Description: Skinyernu and Penpenjur [The Bad Woman and Good Woman] as told by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu. In this story, a lady who was very good and industrious, Penpenjur, was killed by a bad woman, Skinyernu. Later Skinyernu played the role of the wife of Penpenjur, whom she had killed. However, the first wife, Penpenjur, was reborn to fight with the bad woman. The good woman won the fight, but the good woman killed again with the poison from the banana leaf that was used to wrap a food pack, a banana … more
Date: 2000
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Analytical discussion of Soombeel

Description: Sumshot Khular translates a recording of the story of Soombeel as told by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu of Thamlakhuren village. Soombeel is known for her beauty and wit in the Lamkang traditional folk stories.
Date: August 18, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 34 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional narrative about the slave girl, part 2

Description: Retelling of Manhen Paomin [the story of the Slave Girl] part 2 as told by Thampol Khularnu Sankhil.
Date: 2000
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Family Stories: Sophie, Sally

Description: Recording of Anna Rubin's and Laurie Hollander's Family Stories: Sophie, Sally. This work uses narrative, sampled ambient sounds, and computer-generated music. The narrative tells the story of Anna Rubin's mother, Sophie, Anna being raised by Sally, a surrogate mother, and her journey as an immigrant in Atlanta.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 16 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Rubin, Anna, 1946- & Hollander, Laurie
Partner: UNT Music Library

Kagula

Description: Recording of Yasuhiro Takenaka's Kagula. This work was inspired by "Kagura", a sacred music and dance that is performed as traditional art in parts of Japan. The composer's intent of creating this piece is for the listener to gain a sense of joy or bliss from listening, much like those did who partook in Kagura.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 9 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Takenaka, Yasuhiro
Partner: UNT Music Library

Petrounka

Description: Recording of Simo Lazarov's Petrounka. This recording is a collection of mixed and modified folk melodies from regions in Bulgaria, encapsulating the atmosphere of Bulgarian villages.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 6 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Lazarov, Simo, 1948-
Partner: UNT Music Library

Sons Plaisir

Description: Recording of Cyril Kestellikian's Sons Plaisir. The composer uses this work to paint a picture of a utopia where nature peacefully coexists with mankind.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 7 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Kestellikian, Cyril
Partner: UNT Music Library

Ciudades desiertas

Description: Recording of Edgardo Hugo Martinez's Ciudades desiertas. The title of this work translates to "Deserted cities" and is a sonic image that reflects the solitude of what could be habitants of a future city.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Edgardo Hugo
Partner: UNT Music Library

Peut-être

Description: Recording of Agnés Poisson's Peut-être. This is a work for electronics. The composer describes this work in an interpretive way and speaks on the space between doubt and possibility.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 7 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Poisson, Agnès
Partner: UNT Music Library

Spiral

Description: Recording of Violeta Andreu's Spiral. This work represents the composer's reflections on the upcoming millennium as well as the vastness of space. The sound material in this piece is made up of the composer's voice speaking several words in relation to the cosmos, however they have been modified to the point of being unintelligible.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Andreu, Violeta
Partner: UNT Music Library

Musica desde la Imagen

Description: Recording of Adolfo Núñez's Musica desde la Imagen. This piece was composed by translating the gestures of paintings by Eduardo Bonati. These gestures were applied to a rough sound material and to several fragments of the composers work "Jurel".
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Date: 2000
Duration: 6 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Núñez, Adolfo 1954-
Partner: UNT Music Library

Sonneries de la forêt

Description: Recording of Claude Hermitte's Sonneries de la forêt. This work consists of modified sound materials from "Dance with the Devil" by Günter Schwab and explores the importance of nature to mankind.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Hermitte, Claude
Partner: UNT Music Library

Fix Focus

Description: Recording of Pavel Kopecký's Fix Focus. This work is a suite for electroacoustic sound and includes three short musical movements: fugato, dance, and final. The composer also separates the work into two sections: 1. Misterioso con affetto and 2. Presto inkalzando, Ben ritmico, Poco agitato.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 12 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Kopecký, Pavel, 1949-
Partner: UNT Music Library
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