Music 773/223: Electronic Music Literature

Repertory for Final Examination

All excerpts for the listening part of the final examination will be taken from the works below. For each excerpt, you will be required to identify the name of the composer, the title of the composition, including the movement name if applicable, and the date of composition (within five years).

Musique concrète (Paris, 1948)

ComposerComposition, dateMovementsDuration
Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995)Cinq études de bruits ("Five studies on noises," 1948)3. Étude aux chemins de fer ("Railway Study")3:45
Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995)Symphonie pour un homme seul ("Symphony for a man alone," 1950)1. Prosopopée I2:57
2. Partita1:11
3. Valse ("Waltz")0:56
4. Erotica1:20
5. Scherzo2:32
6. Collectif ("Collective")0:59
Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995)Etude aux objets ("Study on Objects", 1959)4. Objets liés ("connected objects")3:09
Luc Ferrari (1929-2005)Etudes aux accidents ("study on accidents", 1958)2:19
François Bayle (b. 1932)Trois reves d'oiseau ("three bird dreams," 1958)9:47
Edgard Varèse (1885-1965)Poème électronique (1958)8:07
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)Orient-Occident (1960)10:58

Tape Music (New York, 1952)

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911-1989)Sonic Contours (1952)7:24
Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911-1989) Piece for Tape Recorder (1956)5:49
Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911-1989)Wireless Fantasy (1960)4:41
Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911-1989)Of Wood and Brass (1965)4:26
Otto Luening (1900-1996)Low Speed (1952)3:46
Otto Luening (1900-1996)Fantasy in Space (1952)2:57
Mario Davidovsky (b. 1934)Electronic Study No. 1 (1960)5:48
Mario Davidovsky (b. 1934)Synchronism No. 1 (1963)4:15
Ilhan Mimaroglu (b. 1926) Bowery Bum (Visual Study No. 3, after Jean Dubuffet (1964)2:47

The Cologne Studio (Cologne, 1953)

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Herbert Eimert (1897-1972) and Robert Beyer (1901-?)Klang in unbegrenzten Raum ("sound in unlimited area", 1952)10:32
György Ligeti (1923-2006)Glissandi ("glissandos", 1957)7:44
Karlheinz Stockhausen (b. 1928) Studie II (1954)3:50
Karlheinz Stockhausen (b. 1928)Gesang der Jünglinge ("song of the youths", 1955-56)13:40
Mauricio Kagel (b. 1931)Transition I (1958-60)13:12

Studio de fonologia (Milan, 1955)

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Luciano Berio (1925-2003)Thema: Omaggio a Joyce (1958)8:17

The RCA Synthesizer (1956)

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Milton Babbitt (b. 1916)Composition for Synthesizer (1961)10:37

Analog Synthesizers: Moog (1964)

ComposerComposition, dateMovementsDuration
Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) Clockwork Orange (1972) Timesteps (1972)13:47
Wendy Carlos (b. 1939)Digital Moonscapes (1984) 1. Genesis7:14
Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) Beauty in the Beast (1986) 2. Beauty in the Beast4:00

Analog Synthesizers: Buchla (1964)

ComposerComposition, dateMovementsDuration
Morton Subotnick (b. 1933)Silver Apples of the Moon (1967) Part A16:40
Morton Subotnick (b. 1933)The Wild Bull (1968) Part B15:01
Morton Subotnick (b. 1933)Touch (1968) Part 215:33

Computer Music

ComposerComposition, dateMovementsDuration
J. K. Randall (b. 1929)Mudgett: Monologues by a Mass Murderer (1965)1. Prelude3:23
2. Toronto7:00
Jean-Claude Risset (b. 1938)Computer Suite from "Little Boy" (1968)1. Flight and Count-Down4:37
2. Fall2:54
3. Contra Apotheosis5:17
Jean-Claude Risset (b. 1938)Mutations (1969)10:25
Jean-Claude Risset (b. 1938)Songes (1979)9:12
John Chowning (b. 1934)Turenas (1972)10:06
John Chowning (b. 1934) Stria (1977)17:03
John Chowning (b. 1934)Phoné (1980-81)12:40
Paul Lansky (b. 1944)mild und leise (1973-4)18:20
Michael McNabb (b. 1952)Dreamsong (1978)9:21
Michael McNabb (b. 1952)Mars Suite (1979, rev. 1984) 1. Orbital View4:23
2. Chryse Planitia4:55
3. Olympus Mons Flanked by Clouds4:25

Speech Synthesis

ComposerComposition, dateMovementsDuration
Charles Dodge (b. 1942)Speech Songs (1972) A man sitting in the cafeteria1:27
The days are ahead2:00
When I am with you1:38
He destroyed her image2:05
Charles Dodge (b. 1942) Any Resemblance is Purely Coincidental (1980)8:03
Paul Lansky (b. 1944)Six Fantasies on a Poem by Thomax Campion (1978-79) 1. her voice2:51
2. her presence3:45
3. her reflection4:03
4. her song3:10
5. her ritual6:00
6. her self2:30

Frequency Modulation Synthesis

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Barry Truax (b. 1947)Wave Edge (1983)9:38
Barry Truax (b. 1947) Solar Ellipse (1984-5)11:14

MIDI Instruments in Live Performance

ComposerComposition, dateMovementsDuration
Jean-Claude Risset Eight Sketches: Duet for One Pianist (1989) 1. Double1:01
2. Mirrors1:25
3. Extensions0:59
4. Fractals 1:09
5. Stretch 1:36
6. Resonances 2:16
7. Up Down 2:41
8. Metronomes2:30

Analysis-Based Synthesis

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Jonathan Harvey (b. 1939)Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco (1980) 9:00
Paul Lansky (b. 1944)Guy's Harp (1984)12:58

Granular Synthesis

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)Concret PH (1958) 2:44
Barry Truax (b. 1947)Riverrun (1986)19:44
Paul Lansky (b. 1944)Notjustmoreidlechatter (1988) 8:03
Curtis Roads (b. 1951) Purity (1994)7:10
Curtis Roads (b. 1951) Sonal Atoms (1998) 3:37

Soundscapes

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Dennis Smalley (b. 1946)Wind Chimes (1987) 15:17
Robert MackayEnvirons (1997)9:41
Elainie Lillios (b. 1968)Dreams in the Desert (2001)10:50

Real-Time Computer Interaction with Musical Performers

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Russell Pinkston (b. 1949)Gerrymander (2002) 7:20
Russell Pinkston (b. 1949) Lizamander (2004)8:29
Benjamin BroeningNocturnes/Doubles (2001)6:09

Modern Musique concrète

ComposerComposition, dateDuration
Paul Rudy (b. 1962)Thema: Omaggio (2002) 8:57
Pete Stollery (b. 1960)Vox Magna (2003)12:35
Colby Leider (b. 1972)Veni Creator Spiritus (1996)4:11
Iain McCurdy Points of collapse (2002)9:27
Jason Dixon Strong words, softly spoken (2001)8:30