Listen to the assigned selections in the music library. The recordings
are either on reserve for K506 or available in Variations. Jot down
some notes about the selection before the class whose date appears in
the Due Date column. You'll hand this in to me, and we'll discuss
the piece - and listen to it a few more times - during that class.
NOTE: Make sure the mono/stereo switch on the library headphone amp is OUT, so that you hear in stereo!
| Due Date | Assignment |
|---|---|
| 9/12 | Francis
Dhomont: Espace / Escape (1989), 1st 3 minutes
(at least). Listen to it in Variations (track 11). Read Dhomont's program note for Espace / Escape. |
| 9/19 | Jonty Harrison:
Hot Air (1995), 1st 5 minutes (at least). Listen to it in Variations (track 5). Read Harrison's program note for Hot Air. |
| 9/26 | Gilles
Gobeil: Associations Libres [Free Associations] (1990),
for electric guitar and tape (whole piece - it's only 3 minutes
long). Listen to it in Variations (track 3). If you have time, also listen either to Le Vertige Inconnu [The Mysterious Vertigo] (1993), for tape (track 1), or to La Ou Vont Les Nuages... [Where the Clouds Go...] (1990-91), for ondes Martenot, MIDI instruments and tape (track 7). |
| 10/3 | Hildegard Westerkamp: A Walk Through the City (1981),
1st 6 minutes (at least). Listen to it in Variations (track 4). Read Westerkamp's program note. |
| 10/10 | [nothing] |
| 10/17 | Paul Lansky: Idle Chatter (1985) Listen to it in Variations (track 1). Read Lansky's program note.
If you've already heard this and don't want to hear it again,
listen to some other Lansky piece, such as... |
| 10/24 | Francis
Dhomont: Foret Profonde (1994-96), as many of the
sections as you want, but at least 1, 2 and 6. Listen to it in Variations. (There is some text in various languages. If you want to know what's being said, check out the CD and look at the booklet. The call number is 5135620 Frontlog.) Read Dhomont's program note for Foret Profonde. |
| 10/31 | Robert
Normandeau: Jeu (1989), at least the first five
minutes. Listen to it in Variations. Read Normandeau's program note for Jeu. The Perotin piece, Viderunt omnes, quoted throughout Jeu, is on a Hilliard Ensemble CD in Variations (track 1). If Jeu is too "all-over-the-place" for you, try Le Cap de la Tourmente, on the same CD as Jeu. |
| 11/7 | Barry Truax: Pacific
(1990), either the first movment, "Ocean," or the second movement,
"Fog." Listen to it in Variations. Read Truax's description of granular sampling. Read Truax's program note for Pacific. |
| 11/14 | Autechre: tewe
Listen to it in Variations (track 3). |