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1. Shear, Nancy
2. Schaefer, John
3. Torke, Michael
4. Leroy, A.
5. Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016
6. Myers, Amina
7. Moran, Robert, 1937-
8. Hemphill, Julius
9. Wadud, Abdul (Abdul Khabir)
10. Perle, George, 1915-2009
11. Morris, Lawrence Butch
12. Hwang, Jason
13. Horvitz, Bill
14. Morris, Wilber
15. Cora, Tom
16. Horvitz, Wayne
17. Parkins, Zeena
18. Emmanual, Carol
19. Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012
20. Karis, Aleck
21. Vierk, Lois V.
22. Klucevsek, Guy
23. Reich, Steve, 1936-
24. Stoltzman, Richard
25. Velez, Glen
26. Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939-
27. Barston, Elisa
28. Basquin, Peter
29. King, Ben Tavera
30. Kindler, Steve
31. Torke, Michael
32. Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016.
33. Myers, Amina
34. Perle, George, 1915-2009.
35. Morris, Lawrence Butch
36. Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012.
37. Musical Elements (Musical group), performer
38. Manhattan Marimba Quartet, performer
39. Relâche (Musical group), performer
40. Dorian Wind Quintet, performer
41. Cavani Quartet, performer
42. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
43. Americathon (1987 : New York, N.Y.)
44. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

1. 8 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Eight hours of live performances and informal interviews with composers and performers.

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Woodwind quintets
3. Songs with piano
4. Piano music
5. Guitar music
6. Violin and guitar music
7. Sonatas (Violin and piano)
8. Saxophone and cello music
9. Music > United States > 20th century
10. Instrumental ensembles
11. Accordion and electronic music
12. Piano with instrumental ensemble
13. Marimba ensembles
14. Clarinet and electronic music
15. String quartets
16. Vocalises with instrumental ensemble
17. Jazz
18. Blues (Music)
19. Popular music > Texas
20. Percussion music

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1: [Blank (1:38)] -- Opening (1:11) -- Interview with Michael Torke (10:09) -- The yellow pages (7:00) ; Patterns in the sand (5:00) / M. Torke (M. Torke, piano ; with Musical Elements) -- Interview with A. Leroy (8:28) -- Display ; Imagined Corners (excerpts) ; Double reverse (excerpts) / A. Leroy (Manhattan Marimba Quartet) (9:00) -- Interview with A. Leroy (1:35) -- Gears align / A. Leroy (Manhattan Marimba Quartet) (9:45) -- Interview with Pauline Oliveros (incomplete) (8:25).
2. CD 2: Interview with Pauline Oliveros (cont.) (8:05) -- The well / P. Oliveros (Members of Relâche) (16:00) -- Interview with Amina Claudine Myers (8:40) -- The circle of time (9:03) ; Straight to you (7:48) / A.C. Myers (A.C. Myers, piano and vocals).
3. CD 3: [Blank (0:20)] -- African blues / A.C. Myers (A.C. Myers, piano and vocals) (4:05) -- Announcement (2:05) -- Interview with Robert Moran (9:15) [Blank ; tuning (0:35)] -- Tango of the innocents / R. Moran (Relâche) (16:45) -- [Announcement (1:15)] -- Interview with Julius Hemphill (9:10) -- [Title of the work not announced] (J. Hemphill, saxophone ; Abdul Wadud, cello) (25:15) -- Interview with George Perle (4:52) -- Quintet no. 4 (incomplete) / G. Perle (Dorian Wind Quintet).
4. CD 4: [J. Hemphill's work (6:30)] -- Interview with George Perle (4:52) -- Woodwind quintet no. 4 / G. Perle (Dorian Wind Quintet) (19:40) -- Interview with Butch Morris (incomplete).
5. CD 5: Interview with Butch Morris (cont.) -- Conduction no. 5 / B. Morris (Jason Hwang, violin ; Bill Horvitz, guitar/electronics ; Wilber Morris, bass ; Tom Cora, cello ; Wayne Horvitz, keyboard/electronics ; Zeena Parkins and Carol Emmanual, harps ; members of Relâche ; B. Morris, conductor) (25:00) -- [Announcement ; Blank ; Tone (14:35)] -- Interview with Elliott Carter (4:55) -- Night fantasies (incomplete) / E. Carter
6. CD 6: [Blank (1:00)] -- Interview with Elliot Carter (4:55) -- Night fantasies / E. Carter (21:00) -- Interview with E. Carter (7:40) -- Interview with Lois V. Vierk (7:45) -- Manhattan cascade / L. V. Vierk (Guy Klucevsek, accordion with tape) -- (20:00) -- Interview with Steve Reich (incomplete)
7. CD 7: [Blank (0:18)] -- Interview with S. Reich (cont.) (8:25) -- New York counterpoint / S. Reich (RIchard Stoltzman, clarinet) (11:40) -- Interview with R. Stoltzman and S. Reich (3:19) -- Clapping music / S. Reich (S. Reich and Glen Velez) (3:20) -- Interview with G. Velez (4:35) -- Bodhran ; Rain / G. Velez (G. Velez, bodhran and rik) (20:35) -- Interview with Ellen Taaffe Zwillich (5:51) -- Sonata in three movements : for violin and piano / E.T. Zwilich (Elisa Barston, violin ; Peter Basquin, piano) (11:24) -- Interview with E.T. Zwillich (3:15).
8. CD 8: [Tuning (1:02)] -- Sonata in three movements : for violin and piano / E.T. Zwilich (Elisa Barston, violin ; Peter Basquin, piano) (11:24) -- Interview with E.T. Zwillich (3:05) -- String quartets / E.T. Zwillich (Cavani String Quartet) (14:15) -- Interview with Ben Tavera King (2:46) -- Cactus blossoms ; [zarzuela style music, exact title not announced] ; [a work influenced by Mexican style music and Mozart, exact title not announced] ; When mariachis become minimalist ; The fractured folk tale of the Mayan whistlers ; Ecos de la Sierra (Mountain echoes) [a work with violin, exact title not announced] ; Baby's fandango / Ben Tavera King (Ben Tavera King ; with Steve Kindler, violin) (commentary by B.T. King interspersed; ca 28:00).

Call number

1. *LDC 43117 v. 1-4

Note

1. Compact discs.

Event (note)

1. Recorded live at the New School for Social Research, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 16, 1987.

Language (note)

1. Spoken and sung in English (principally); in wordless (Oliveros work)

Title

1. Americathon 1987 [sound recording] : at the New School for Social Research.

Imprint

1. Feb. 16, 1987.

Performer

1. Nancy Shear and John Schaefer, host ; with various performers.

Event

1. Recorded live at the New School for Social Research, New York City, and broadcast on radio station WNYC (93.9 FM/AM 820), Feb. 16, 1987.

Language

1. Spoken and sung in English (principally); in wordless (Oliveros work)

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Added author

1. Shear, Nancy, host, interviewer.
2. Schaefer, John, host.
3. Torke, Michael, instrumentalist.
4. Torke, Michael, interviewee.
5. Leroy, A., interviewee.
6. Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016, interviewee.
7. Myers, Amina, interviewee, performer.
8. Moran, Robert, 1937- interviewee.
9. Hemphill, Julius, interviewee, performer.
10. Wadud, Abdul (Abdul Khabir), instrumentalist.
11. Perle, George, 1915-2009, interviewee.
12. Morris, Lawrence Butch, interviewee, conductor.
13. Hwang, Jason, instrumentalist.
14. Horvitz, Bill, instrumentalist.
15. Morris, Wilber, instrumentalist.
16. Cora, Tom, instrumentalist.
17. Horvitz, Wayne, instrumentalist.
18. Parkins, Zeena, instrumentalist.
19. Emmanual, Carol, instrumentalist.
20. Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012, interviewee.
21. Karis, Aleck, instrumentalist.
22. Vierk, Lois V., interviewee.
23. Klucevsek, Guy, interviewee.
24. Reich, Steve, 1936- interviewee.
25. Reich, Steve, 1936- performer.
26. Stoltzman, Richard, instrumentalist.
27. Velez, Glen, interviewee, performer.
28. Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939- interviewee.
29. Barston, Elisa, instrumentalist.
30. Basquin, Peter, instrumentalist.
31. King, Ben Tavera, interviewee, instrumentalist.
32. Kindler, Steve, instrumentalist.
33. Torke, Michael. Telephone book. Yellow pages.
34. Torke, Michael. Patterns in the sand.
35. Leroy, A. Marimba music. Selections.
36. Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016. Well.
37. Myers, Amina. Vocal music. Selections.
38. Moran, Robert, 1937- Tango of the innocents.
39. Perle, George, 1915-2009. Quintets, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, no. 4.
40. Morris, Lawrence Butch. Conduction, no. 5.
41. Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Night fantasies.
42. Vierk, Lois V. Manhattan cascade.
43. Reich, Steve, 1936- New York counterpoint.
44. Reich, Steve, 1936- Clapping music.
45. Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939- Sonata in three movements.
46. Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939- Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 1.
47. Musical Elements (Musical group), performer.
48. Manhattan Marimba Quartet, performer.
49. Relâche (Musical group), performer.
50. Dorian Wind Quintet, performer.
51. Cavani Quartet, performer.
52. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
53. Americathon (1987 : New York, N.Y.)
54. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Research call number

1. *LDC 43117 v. 1-4