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	Pierre Schaeffer: L'Oeuvre Musicale This 3-CD package is the definitive and complete collection of Pierre Schaeffer's musical works, beginning with the first of his musique concrète compositions, continuing with the collaborations with Pierre Henry, and concluding with Schaeffer's late works from the 1970s. In 1948, Pierre Schaeffer, then a radio engineer at Radiodiffusion Française, took a radio sound truck out to Batignolles, near Paris, to record railroad locomotives. He used those sounds in a sound collage called 'Etude aux Chemins de Fer' ('Railroad Study') and then named his new approach 'musique concrète'. He composed four other sound collages in 1948, using thin-metal instruments, wooden percussion, and two whirligigs ('Etude aux Tourniquets'), an orchestra tuning up ('Etude pour Orchestre'), noises derived from a piano that is played in a variety of ways ('Etude au Piano'), and pots, pans and voices ('Etude aux Casseroles'). The five compositions were then broadcast from Paris on October 5, 1948 as a 'Concert of Noises', and the broadcast was so successful, and evoked such widespread interest, that Schaeffer was granted an assistant. Pierre Henry worked with Schaeffer from 1949 to 1957. Their first collaboration was 'Symphonie pour un Homme Seul' ('Symphony for One Man Alone'), which was eventually used by Maurice Bejart in a 1955 performance by his dance company. Their next major collaborations were 'Orphee' and 'Orphee 53'. One of the special surprises to be found in these recordings is Pierre Henry's 'Echo d'Orphee, pour P. Schaeffer', composed in 1988 as an homage to Pierre Schaeffer. Henry referred to it as a "patchwork (of the existing) 'fragments' from 'Orphee' ('Orpheus 51 and 53', a 1950 collaboration between the two composers) ... conceived in your style rather than mine ... a magnetic present." These discs also include Schaeffer's works from the late 1950s and 1970s, some of them revisions of his early music, some of them technically improved, some of them reworked and shortened. You'll also find an extensive and informative booklet in French and English, with essays and tributes by Schaeffer's colleagues (among them François Bayle, Michel Chion, François Weyergans, and Jean-Christophe Thomas), a history, bibliography, excerpts from his books, letters, and photographs. It's a rich collection of material. Schaeffer was one of those people who changed the world, and this package will give you a good idea of how it happened. Listen to these MP3 excerpts: Etude Aux Chemins De Fer Symphonie pour un Homme Seul INA / EMF Media  =>  EM155-3  $39.00
	Luc Ferrari Luc Ferrari is among the best known of the early electronic music pioneers. He was director of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales from 1959 to 1960, working closely with Pierre Schaeffer, and his music played a decisive role in defining the range of musique concrète. But he went further to become one of the most radical composers of his time, and this CD, with its incisive character and exceptional sounds, marks the starting point for his artistic evolution. The compositions include 'Etudes aux accidents / Study on accidents' (1958), 'Etudes aux sons tendus / Study on stretched sounds ' (1958), 'Visages V / Appearance V' (1959), 'Tête et queue du dragon / Head and tail of the dragon' (1960), 'Tautologos 1' (1961), 'Tautologos 2' (1961), 'Und so weiter / And so much further' (1966, with Gérard Frémy, pianist). EMF Media  =>  EM137  $16.00
	Xenakis: Electronic Music Iannis Xenakis is without a doubt one of the major figures in the development of music in the 20th century. In 1957, he joined Pierre Schaeffer and others at the GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales) in Paris, and it was there that Xenakis composed his early works for electronic tape. Xenakis' distinct sound is already apparent in 'Diamorphoses' (1957) which incorporates sounds of distant earthquakes, car crashes, jet engines, and other 'noise-like' sounds, and 'Concret PH' (1958), based on the sounds of burning charcoal, which was played along with Varese' 'Poème Electronique' in 1958 in the Philips Pavilion at the Brussels World's Fair (which Xenakis, also an architect, mathematician and engineer, designed). 'Orient-Occident' (1960), commissioned by UNESCO as music for a film by Enrico Fulchignoni, uses the sounds of bowed boxes, bells and metal rods, sounds from the ionosphere, and a speed-altered excerpt from Xenakis' orchestral work 'Pitoprakta' are combined to create a work suggestive of the themes of the film, which tracks the development of civilization. 'Bohor' (1962), was composed mostly with the sounds of Middle Eastern bracelets. 'Hibiki-Hana-Ma' (1970, 'Reverberation-Flower-Interval'), composed for the Osaka World's Fair, was composed with the UPIC system, a graphical input device that Xenakis invented, using recordings of an orchestra, a biwa, and a snare drum. And 'S.709' (1992) is the first of two compositions created with the GENDY-N program at CEMAMu (Centre d'Etudes de Mathematiques et Automatiques Musicales / Center for Studies in Mathematics and Automated Music), Xenakis' research center near Paris. This music is extraordinary! And the CD is an essential part of history. Listen to this MP3 excerpt from Concrete PH. EMF Media  =>  EM102  $16.00
	Elektronische Musik 1952-1960 These compositions by Karlheinz Stockhausen are among the first and magnificent of all electronic compositions. Includes 'Etude' (1952), composed at Pierre Schaeffer's studio in Paris; 'Studie I' (1953); 'Studie II' (1954); 'Gesang der Junglinge' (1956); and 'Kontakte' (1960). Also an elaborate booklet with photos, charts, scores and diagrams in German and English. Stockhausen Verlag  =>  ST100-3  $53.00
	Ohm: Early Gurus of Electronic Music Want to hear the sounds of early electronic music? Here is one good way to do it. Subtitled 'the early gurus of electronic music', OHM contains a 3-CD + 1-DVD compilation of short pieces and excerpts from the works of many composers who were active in electronic music in the middle of the century, from 1948 - 1980. And what is really surprising is that you may find that the sounds have a familiar ring to them. As Brian Eno wrote, "Many of the ideas in this collection have now been so completely assimilated into popular listening that it may sometimes be hard to remember how surprising it all was ... " The composers represented are Maryanne Amacher, Robert Ashley, Milton Babbitt, Louis and Bebe Barron, Francois Bayle, David Behrman, John Cage, John Chowning, Alvin Curran, Holger Czukay, Tod Dockstader, Charles Dodge, Herbert Eimert, Robert Beyer, Brian Eno, Luc Ferrari, Jon Hassell, Paul Lansky, Hugh Le Caine, Alvin Lucier, Otto Luening, Richard Maxfield, Olivier Messiaen, MEV, Pauline Oliveros, Bernard Parmegiani, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Jean-Claude Risset, Clara Rockmore, Oskar Sala, Pierre Schaeffer, Klaus Schulze, Raymond Scott, Laurie Spiegel, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Morton Subotnick, David Tudor, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Edgard Varese, Iannis Xenakis, La Monte Young, and Joji Yuasa. The package also contains a 96-page book with interviews, commentaries, and photos. Ellipsis Arts  =>  EA505-4  $44.00
	EAM: Barry Schrader Electroacoustic music by Barry Schrader. The opening composition uses synthesized sounds to creatively stretch and mold themes from Johann Sebastian Bach to form a dreamy musical texture. It's a mystic convergence of smooth, spacebound electronics, dreamy rhythms, drifting textures, and environmental arrangements that make for a captivating listen. From Bachian roots a la Wendy Carlos, to musique concrete a la Pierre Schaeffer, right up to new abstract synthetic worlds, Barry Schrader shows he is a master at the dials. Electronica not just for egg-heads. The compositions include 'Bachahama', 'Ground', 'Dance from the Outside', 'Still Lives', and 'Triptych'. Innova  =>  NV188  $18.00
	The Book of Music and Nature This innovative book and CD brings together a fabulous array of authors, composers, and thinkers who explore the world of sounds of nature in their work. The essays celebrate our relationship with natural soundscapes. They also pose stimulating questions about that very relationship. The anthology includes texts by John Cage, Hazrat Inrayat Khan, Pierre Schaeffer, Rainer Maria Rilke, Toru Takemitsu, Pauline Oliveros, Hildegard Westerkamp. Interspersed throughout are brief excerpts of works of fiction. This book was created by David Rothenberg and Marta Ulvaeus, editors of Terra Nova, a literary and artistic periodical. Wesleyan University Press  =>  MB210-6  $24.00
	Luc Ferrari: Didascalies This is the last release of instrumental works by this important artist. Luc Ferrari is a legendary musical figure whose work and aesthetic continues to influence subsequent generations of contemporary composers. Director of the Groupe de Recherche Musicales, which he established with Pierre Schaeffer in Paris from 1958-1966, he is also one of the masters of musique concrète who influenced and expanded the genre. Didascalies presents 'Rencontres Fortuites', 'Didascalies' and 'Tautologos III' -- two recent works for piano, viola and electronics, and one open-ended work -- which were featured at a concert at the Boendael Chapel in Brussels. A few months later, this release was assembled with Ferrari's supervision at the legendary Brème studios with final development at La Muse en Circuit. This release also documents the composition of a new version of 'Tautologos', Ferrari's last recorded piece, with woven piano and viola breaking down, starting anew in an opposite direction with bandoneon, DX7 and books being closed every two and a half minutes. About a month later, Luc Ferrari passed away. Performed by Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven, piano; and Vincent Royer, viola. Sub Rosa  =>  SU106  $18.00
	Swiss Center for Computer Music Music from the Swiss Center for Computer Music. This collection opens with Bruno Spoerri's hommage to Pierre Schaeffer, in which he weaves together highly processed sounds of trains, offering a rich and musical sonic mix of shifting timbres; this graceful work calls upon us to observe how far we have come technologically since 1948. Spoerri's 'De- ...' is a duet for singer and silent saxophone, the former triggering musical gestures via David Rokeby's 'Very Nervous System', a video-based sensing system, and the latter offering MIDI signal triggers also triggering and generating electronic sound gestures. The balance of this varied recording ranges from Neukom's unusual and fascinating processed animal sounds, to Berger's highly spatialized electronic sounds, to Michael Horowitz's wild string sounds, to Powell's whale-influenced musical gestures. Compositions include Bruno Spoerri's 'Etude aux usines a fer (Hommage a Pierre Schaeffer)', Bruno Spoerri's 'De-/In-/Formation fur Stimme und elektronische Instrumente', Martin Neukom's 'Studie 8.3', Gary Berger's 'im selben raum', Harold Vasquez's 'PRIMITIVA pour bande seule', Michael Horowitz's 'Blessed Chaos', Simon Jaunin's 'Piece pour D.C.', Nicolas Sordet's 'Graphe Uni', Nicolas Sordet's 'Lais Contrefait', and Kit Powell's 'WHALE fur Posaune und Tonband, Nr. 80a'. Suisa  =>  SW101  $19.00
	Strings And Objects The Nillson Sandell duo of Per Anders Nilsson (Real time processing, Max/MSP programmming and sound design) and Sten Sandell (Piano, Prepared Piano and Voice). Compositions include 'Voices and Objects', 'Bidule en bidule', 'Taps and ondulations', 'Interactions IV', 'Strings and densities', 'Stringsand objects', 'Bows and loops', and 'Body mass'. Recorded in 2002 and 2003. The only sound sound sources used on this CD were piano and voice performed by Sten Sandell. The exception is 'Bidule en bidule' where you can hear fragments of the original recording by Schaeffer and Henry as well. LJ Records  =>  LJ101  $16.00
	Fragmented Visions Electroacoustic music by Mathew Adkins. Atkins crafts mysterious and spacious imaginary sound environments, using processed pre-recorded sounds. He references famous paintings, poems, and earlier electronic music classics by such luminaries as Frederick Turner, Pierre Schaeffer, and Katsushika Hokusai, to artistically depict places, ideas, events, and experiences. His goal is to transform the familiar and the real into the fantastic. One of the works melds voices and other sounds to create a dark, intense depiction of a circus. The compositions include 'Mapping' (1997), 'Melt' (1994), 'Pagan Circus' (1996/7), 'Deepfield' (2000), 'Clothed in the Soft Horizon' (1994), 'Breaking' (1999), and 'Liquid Neon' (1999) MPS  =>  MP112  $17.00
	François Bayle: La Forme de L'esprit ... In 1958, François Bayle joined Pierre Schaeffer's Groupe de Recherches Musicales in 1058 and eventually became its director, in which role he brought the organization into the digital age. The composition on this CD include 'La forme de l'esprit est un papillon', 'Trois reves d'oiseau', and 'Mimameta'. Bayle's music is not about technology, however. It is about reflection, ideas, and the flow and shifting of relationships between sounds. It is thoughtful, intuitive music that speaks in a nonassertive, subtle, interesting voice. INAgrm  =>  IN179  $21.00
	Pierre Henry: Labyrinthe! Pierre Henry is one of the pioneers at GRM. He was the first professional musician to work with Pierre Schaeffer and he is one of the most popular composers to grow out of that environment. His music is musical, good natured, and lyrical. 'Labyrinthe!', in particular, is a fabulous work, with a wide variety of wonderful sounds. The movements are: 'enfoncement', 'gouffre circulaire', 'noyau secret', 'apesanteur', 'entrailles', 'four solaire', 'fissures', 'mer interieure', 'eruption', and 'remontee'. INAgrm  =>  IN186  $21.00
	Evidence Matérielle Jonty Harrison likens this wonderful new collection of electronic compositions to a walk down a street, one side of which is named after the abstractions of Pierre Schaeffer, and the other side after the soundscapes of R. Murray Schafer. The meeting place for the two that Harrison creates is an elegant dance between these two directions. Like many of the compositions on this CD, 'Klang' (1992) begins with sensitively recorded sounds from the world, including earthenware casseroles, cow-bells, metal rods and bars. Harrison listens closely to what he hears, and he leads us to do the same. Similarly, 'Streams' (1999) begins with sounds of water in its many states, and 'Surface Tension' (1996) draws from dry, brittle sounds of garbage. 'Splintering' (1997) calls to mind the sounds and textures of wood in the many settings where one finds it, as it is splintered, chopped and burned, and is examined where it lies in mysterious forest settings. Harrison's source materials are the starting point for new adventures that are no more or less about his materials than they are about the fascination he experiences while transforming them into abstracts. Also included is 'Sorties' (1995). Empreintes Digitales  =>  IM152  $17.00
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