Research Catalog

Title

New Sounds [sound recording] : Program #17 : Extending the piano.

Publication

1986.

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Additional Authors

• Schaefer, John
• Lauten, Elodie
• Krippenstapel, George.
• Young, La Monte
• Riley, Terry, 1935-
• Harrison, Michael
• Mathieu, W. A.
• Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021
• Voirabh
• Lawrence, Ron
• Russell, Arthur
• Zummo, Peter
• Bruce, Neely
• Laraaji
• Freedman, M. (Mark)
• Young, La Monte.
• Harrison, Michael.
• Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021.
• Lauten, Elodie.
• Duckworth, William.
• Laraaji.
• Colorado College. New Music Ensemble, performer.
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

1 sound disc (ca. 62 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

John Schaefer plays minimal piano pieces that feature just intonation tuning, double-speed multi-tracks, bowed strings, prepared piano, piano with processed tapes, and other unusual performance techniques.

Uniform Title

New Sounds (Radio program)

Alternative Title

• Extending the piano
• Well-tuned piano.
• Lands end.
• In flight.
• In the wind.
• Music 3 for bowed strings.
• Music three for bowed strings.
• Time curve preludes.
• Inside the piano.

Subjects

• Piano and electronic music
• Musique concrète
• Prepared piano music
• New Age music
• Piano music > United States
• Improvisation (Music)
• Minimal music
• Just intonation
• Radio programs, Musical

Note

• Compact disc.
• WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-NSDS-1986-07-14; Catalog: 32951.

Credits (note)

• George Krippenstapel, piano tuning and voicing (8th-11th works only)

Event (note)

• Broadcast by WNYC, New York, N. Y. on Jul. 14, 1986.

Source (note)

• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ;

Contents

[Excerpt Well-tuned piano (2:23) (1964-ongoing, recorded live in N. Y. C., 1981) (from the 1987 album The Well-tuned piano 81 X 25 6:17:50-11:18:59 PM NYC) / L. M. Young] ; Opening remarks (2:38) (John Schaefer, host) -- Harp of New Albion, no. 10: Lands end (1986) (7:04) (from the 1986 2 LP set Harp of New Albion) / T. Riley -- In flight (5:08) (from the 1985 compilation album Windham Hill Piano Sampler [i.e. Windham Hill Records Piano Sampler]) / M. Harrison -- Commentary (2:16) (John Schaefer, host) -- In the wind (7:25) (from the 1983 album In the wind) / A. Mathieu -- Commentary ; NYC concert notes (4:28) (John Schaefer, host) -- Music 3 for bowed strings (5:23) (from the 1984 album New music for bowed piano) / S. Scott -- Commentary (2:03) (John Schaefer, host) -- [Excerpt] Cat counterpoint (3:11) (from the 1983 album Piano works) ; [Excerpt] Andante cantabile (4:49) (from the 1984 album Concerto for piano and orchestral memory) / E. Lauten -- Commentary (1:25) (John Schaefer, host) -- Time curve preludes, book 2: Preludes XIII-XXIV: no. 20 (1:34) ; no. 22 (7:57) ; no. 23 (3:21) ; no. 24 (1:32) (from the 1983 2 album-set The time curve preludes) / W. Duckworth -- Commentary ; Closing remarks (2:20) (John Schaefer, host) ; [Excerpt] Inside the piano (2:56) (Live improvisation at WNYC studio, 7/85) / Laraaji -- [No audio] (0:14)

Call Number

*LDC 51704

OCLC

767726530

Title

New Sounds [sound recording] : Program #17 : Extending the piano.

Imprint

1986.

Playing Time

000101 010115

Performer

[La Monte Young, piano (just intonation) (1st work)] ; Terry Riley, piano (just intonation) (2nd work) ; Michael Harrison, piano (3rd work) ; Allaudin Mathieu, regular, prepared and double-speed multi-tracked pianos (4th work) ; Stephen Scott and The Colorado College New Music Ensemble, performers (5th work) ; Elodie Lauten, piano and processed sound effect tapes (6th-7th works) ; [Voirabh [aka Voirabh Lewis Kahn], violin ; Ron Lawrence, viola ; Arthur Russell, violoncello ; Peter Zummo, trombone ; Mark Freeman, recording engineer (7th work)] ; Neely Bruce, tuned piano (8th-11th works) ; Laraaji, strumming piano strings (12th work) ; John Schaefer, host.

Credits

George Krippenstapel, piano tuning and voicing (8th-11th works only)

Event

Broadcast by WNYC, New York, N. Y. on Jul. 14, 1986.

Local Note

Audio tone (1:01) on track 1 only.

Source

Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.

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Added Author

Schaefer, John, host.

Lauten, Elodie, producer.

Krippenstapel, George.

Young, La Monte, performer.

Riley, Terry, 1935- performer.

Harrison, Michael, performer.

Mathieu, W. A., performer.

Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021, performer.

Lauten, Elodie, performer.

Voirabh, performer.

Lawrence, Ron, performer.

Russell, Arthur, performer.

Zummo, Peter, performer.

Bruce, Neely, performer.

Laraaji, performer.

Freedman, M. (Mark), recording engineer.

Young, La Monte. Well-tuned piano. Selections.

Riley, Terry, 1935- Harp of New Albion. Lands end.

Harrison, Michael. In flight.

Mathieu, W. A. In the wind.

Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021. Music, piano, no. 3.

Lauten, Elodie. Cat counterpoint.

Lauten, Elodie. Andante cantabile.

Duckworth, William. Time curve preludes. Selections.

Laraaji. Inside the piano.

Colorado College. New Music Ensemble, performer.

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Added Title

Well-tuned piano.

Lands end.

In flight.

In the wind.

Music 3 for bowed strings.

Music three for bowed strings.

Time curve preludes.

Inside the piano.

Research Call Number

*LDC 51704