Episode #3380
Music for Alternative Tunings
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Hear works by American composer Matthew Rosenblum influenced in part by a love of Javanese music, the music produced by Sonic Youth, and by the music of LaMonte Young on this New Sounds program. Listen to Rosenblum's set of two works; Fantasy for Roberta Liss, and Gymnopedie for Art Jarvinen, both of which use a 21-note to the octave scale along with the 12-note equal tempered scale to which Western ears might be more attuned.
Also, hear microtonal music by the early pioneer Easley Blackwood Jr. for retuned electronic keyboards. Then there’s music by the late Tui St George Tucker, a recorder player and composer, who made use of extended ranges, quarter-tones, unusual trills, nature sounds and multiphonics in her work. Plus, music from Elodie Lauten, and LaMonte Young as well.
PROGRAM # 3380, Alternate tunings (First aired on 9/20/2012)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Aldo Ciccolini, piano |
Satie: L'Oeuvre Pour Piano |
Eric Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1, excerpt [1:00] |
Angel/EMI 49702 |
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Matthew Rosenblum | Wendy Richman, viola; Timothy Feeney, percussion Shirley Yoo, piano |
Circadian Rhythms |
Rosenblum: Two Harmonies Fantasy for Roberta Liss [3:06] |
New World 80736 |
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Easley Blackwood |
12 Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media |
15-note etude; 17-note etude [6:27] |
Cedille Records 90000 018 |
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Toby Twining |
Shaman |
Richi Richi Rubel [5:45] |
Catalyst 61981 |
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Tui St. George Tucker |
Indian Summer |
Venite Exultemus Domino [9:59] |
Opus One #107 |
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Elodie Lauten |
The Deux Ex Machina Cycle: New Music for Voices and Baroque Ensemble |
Answer [5:21] |
4Tay 4013 |
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Matthew Rosenblum | Wendy Richman, viola; Timothy Feeney, percussion Shirley Yoo, piano |
Circadian Rhythms |
Rosenblum: Gymnopedie for Art Jarvinen [3:51] |
See above. |
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LaMonte Young |
The Well-Tuned Piano |
The Magic Harmonic Rainforest Chord, excerpt [9:36] |
Gramavision 5 CD-set, #18-8701. Out of print. |
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Comments [3]
Where is the playlist for this show?
It should be displayed or a link to it should be showen.
Erik Satie - one of the "Gymnopedies" of which he wrote 3? if I remember correctly.
I like the opening piano piece. What was the name? How do you spell Je-na pai de?
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