Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Schaefer, John
2. Lauten, Elodie
3. Krippenstapel, George
4. Young, La Monte
5. Riley, Terry, 1935-
6. Harrison, Michael
7. Mathieu, W. A.
8. Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021
9. Voirabh
10. Lawrence, Ron
11. Russell, Arthur
12. Zummo, Peter
13. Bruce, Neely
14. Laraaji
15. Freedman, M. (Mark)
16. Young, La Monte
17. Harrison, Michael
18. Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021.
19. Lauten, Elodie
20. Duckworth, William
21. Laraaji
22. Colorado College. New Music Ensemble, performer
23. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
24. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

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

Summary

1. 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

1. New Sounds (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Extending the piano
2. Well-tuned piano.
3. Lands end.
4. In flight.
5. In the wind.
6. Music 3 for bowed strings.
7. Music three for bowed strings.
8. Time curve preludes.
9. Inside the piano.

Subject

1. Prepared piano music
2. Piano and electronic music
3. Piano music > United States
4. New Age music
5. Just intonation
6. Radio programs, Musical
7. Improvisation (Music)
8. Musique concrète
9. Minimal music

Contents

1. [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

1. *LDC 51704

Note

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

Credits (note)

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

Event (note)

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

Source (note)

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

Title

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

Imprint

1. 1986.

Playing time

1. 000101 010115

Performer

1. [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

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

Event

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

Local note

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

Source

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

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Schaefer, John, host.
2. Lauten, Elodie, producer.
3. Krippenstapel, George.
4. Young, La Monte, performer.
5. Riley, Terry, 1935- performer.
6. Harrison, Michael, performer.
7. Mathieu, W. A., performer.
8. Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021, performer.
9. Lauten, Elodie, performer.
10. Voirabh, performer.
11. Lawrence, Ron, performer.
12. Russell, Arthur, performer.
13. Zummo, Peter, performer.
14. Bruce, Neely, performer.
15. Laraaji, performer.
16. Freedman, M. (Mark), recording engineer.
17. Young, La Monte. Well-tuned piano. Selections.
18. Riley, Terry, 1935- Harp of New Albion. Lands end.
19. Harrison, Michael. In flight.
20. Mathieu, W. A. In the wind.
21. Scott, Stephen, 1944-2021. Music, piano, no. 3.
22. Lauten, Elodie. Cat counterpoint.
23. Lauten, Elodie. Andante cantabile.
24. Duckworth, William. Time curve preludes. Selections.
25. Laraaji. Inside the piano.
26. Colorado College. New Music Ensemble, performer.
27. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
28. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Added title

1. Well-tuned piano.
2. Lands end.
3. In flight.
4. In the wind.
5. Music 3 for bowed strings.
6. Music three for bowed strings.
7. Time curve preludes.
8. Inside the piano.

Research call number

1. *LDC 51704