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- Sun rings / by Riley, Terry,1935-composer.; Kronos Quartet,instrumentalist.; Volti (Musical group),vocalist.;
Produced by Judith Sherman.Performed by Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Sunny Yang, cello); Volti (chorus) (tracks 5 and 8).- Subjects: Chamber music.; Musique concrète.; Quintets (Electronics, violins (2), viola, cello); Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with string ensemble.; Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with electronics.;
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- The houseguest and other stories / by Dávila, Amparo,author.(CARDINAL)808667; Harris, Audrey,1981-translator.(CARDINAL)804100; Gleeson, Matthew,translator.(CARDINAL)622581;
Moses and Gaspar -- The houseguest -- Fragment of a diary -- The cell -- Musique concréte -- Haute cuisine -- Oscar -- End of a struggle -- Tina Reyes -- The breakfast -- The last summer -- The funeral.With acute psychological insight, Dávila follows her characters to the limits of desire, paranoia, insomnia, and fear. She is a writer obsessed with obsession, who makes nightmares come to life through the everyday: loneliness sinks in easily like a razor-sharp knife, some sort of evil lurks in every shadow, delusion takes the form of strange and very real creatures. After reading The Houseguest--Dávila's debut collection in English--you'll wonder how this secret was kept for so long.- Subjects: Short stories.; Fiction.; Short stories, Mexican.;
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- High bias : the distorted history of the cassette tape / by Masters, Marc,author.(CARDINAL)879336;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Marc Masters explores the surprising ups and downs of the cassette tape's journey through international music culture, showing us the cultural impact of cassettes on music listening, music portability, and music making itself. Winding through early hip-hop tape trading, the deeply personal act of making a mixtape, and even contemporary composers who use cassettes to create musique concrète compositions, this book chronicles the resilient do-it-yourself spirit of cassettes through conversations with scene-setters coupled with deep explorations into music history. More than just the most comprehensive history of how cassettes have changed music, this is also a vivid tribute to a format that refuses to fade away"--- Subjects: Audiocassettes; Music;
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- Different trains [sound recording] ; Electric counterpoint / by Reich, Steve,1936-composer.(CARDINAL)886657; Dutt, Hank,instrumentalist.; Harrington, David(Violinist),instrumentalist.; Jeanrenaud, Joan,instrumentalist.; Metheny, Pat,instrumentalist.; Sherba, John,instrumentalist.; Reich, Steve,1936-Electric counterpoint.; Kronos Quartet,instrumentalist.;
Produced by Judith Sherman ; executive Producer, Robert Hurwitz.Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, John Sherba, violins ; Hank Dutt, viola ; Joan Jeanrenaud, cello) (1st work) ; Pat Metheny, guitar (2nd work).Recorded August 31-September 9, 1988, at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco (1st work), and September 26-October 1, 1987, at Power Station, New York City (2nd work).- Subjects: Chamber music.; String quartets.; Electronic music.; Guitar music.; Plucked instrument ensembles.; Electronic and guitar music.;
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- Background noise : perspectives on sound art / by LaBelle, Brandon.(CARDINAL)282648;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-307) and index.Introduction: Auditory relations -- Fade in -- Pt. I. 4'33": sound and points of origin. Sociality of sound: John Cage and musical concepts ; Exposing the sound object: Musique Concrète's sonic research ; Automatic music: Group Ongaku's performative labors -- Pt. 2. Box with the sound of its own making: from gags to sculptural form. Rhythms of chaos: happenings, environments, and fluxus ; Minimalist treatments: La Monte Young and Robert Morris ; Conceptualizations: Michael Asher and the subject of space -- Pt. 3. I am sitting in a room: vocal intensities. Performing desire/performing fear: Vito Acconci and the power plays of voice ; Finding oneself: Alvin Lucier and the phenomenal voice ; Word of mouth: Christof Migone's Little Manias -- Pt. 4. Public supply: buildings, constructions, and locational listening. Tuning space: Max Neuhaus and site-specific sound ; Other architectures: Michael Brewster, Maryanne Amacher, and Bernhard Leitner ; Composing intensities: Iannis Xenakis's multimedia architectures -- Pt. 5. Soundmarks: environments and aural geography. Seeking ursound: Hildegard Westerkamp, Steve Peters, and the soundscape ; Language games: Yasunao Tone and the mechanics of information ; Complicating place: Bill Fontana and networking the soundscape -- Pt. 6. Global strings: interpersonal and network space. Interactions: Achim Wollscheid's production of the local ; Global events: Atau Tanaka and network as instrument ; Live streams: Apo33 and multiplying place -- Fade out -- Conclusion: Auditive pivot.- Subjects: Sound in art.; Sound installations (Art); Site-specific art.; Performance art.; Arts, Modern; Performance art.;
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