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Listening Quiz #2 Flashcards

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1
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Who wrote Sonic Contours?

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Vladimir Ussachavsky (1911-1991)

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When was Sonic Contours written?

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1952

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Who was Ussachevsky? [3 main points]

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  • pioneer of EM
  • co-founder of Colombia-Princeton Electronic Music Centre
  • most of his EM pieces include real sounds that have been manipulated.
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What does Sonic Contours sound like?

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twinkly, as if you’re in space. Could also be in a horror movie.

Has a random piano part w delay/echo

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Who wrote Poeme Electronique?

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Edgar Varése (1883-1965)

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When was Poeme Electronique written?

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1957-58 ish

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Poeme Electronique is acknowledged as what?

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“earliest masterpieces of electronic music”

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What is the context of Poem Electronique’s production? [3 main points]

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  • written to be used at the world’s fair in Brussels
  • originally played from 3 tracks over 100s of loudspeakers
  • you could walk through the piece (unique)
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What does Poeme Electronique sound like?

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  • creaking sound, like a door
  • lots of eerie noises, sounds like feedback
  • FEATURES REAL SOUNDS & PURELY ELECTRONIC SOUNDS
  • recurring rising three-note figure vs the electronically distorted woman’s voice
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When/why did Varése stop making music?

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  • composed instrumental music in the 1920’s but stopped for nearly 30 years
    > he was annoyed w the limitations of traditional musical instruments.
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Who wrote Gesang der Junglinge?

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Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007)

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When was Gesang der Junglinge written?

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1955

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main wave & sound used in Stockhausen’s piece?

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  • sine waves

- young boy singing excerpts from the book of Daniel

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context of Gesang der junglinge?

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the performance uses SPATIAL PLACEMENT&raquo_space; was recorded on multiple tracks & played over 5 speakers surrounding the audience

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The composition of Gesang der Junglingle reflects…?

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…the serial thought current at the time (bc he divides speech + sound and performs operations on them)

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Who wrote Variations pour une porte et un soupir?

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Pierre Henry (1927-2017)

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When was ‘Variations pour une porte et un soupir’ written?

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1963

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Who was Pierre Henry? [3 points]

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  • early pioneer of musique concrete
  • studied at Paris Conservatoire
  • from age 15 he experimented with sounds
  • first formally educated musician to dedicate all energy into EM
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Characterise Pierre Henry’s piece: START, MIDDLE + END

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START

  • door creaking
  • sounds like sneakers against a gym floor

MIDDLE

  • more upbeat, scratching sound
  • multiple door creaks
  • bed squeaks

END

  • higher pitch door
  • sounds like an altered trumpet sound
  • aggressive knocking + exhaling
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Who did Pierre Henry collab with & what did they make (1950)?

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Schaeffer

composed Symphonie pour un homme seul&raquo_space; made composition using sounds of the body

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What piece did Charles Dodge write?

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Any Resemblance is Purely Coincidental (1978)

22
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What is Any Resemblance based on?

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based on Enrico Caruso’s 1902 orchestra Vesti la giubba

23
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How was Any Resemblance created?

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voice was manipulated to sing

Dodge had a live pianist accompanying the piece

24
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characterise Any Resemblance

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  • an opera voice

- deep, mellow piano accompaniment

25
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Who composed Bye Bye Butterfly?

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Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016)

26
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When was Bye Bye Butterfly composed?

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1965

27
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characterise Oliveros’s piece

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  • sounds alien, foreign
  • high pitched
  • has a female voice, echoing
28
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What was used to make Bye Bye Butterfly?

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  • 2 oscillators
  • 2 amplifiers
  • 2 tape recorders
  • a turntable
29
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What did Oliveros say the piece is about?

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  • saying bye to music of 19th century

- institutionalised female oppression

30
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Who wrote Synchronisms #9 (1988)

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Mario Davidovsky (1934-2019)

31
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Characterise Synchronisms #9

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  • a series for the violin

- complex violin sounds, pizz. but also acro

32
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key theme in Davidovsky’s pieces?

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challenge between human and machine

33
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who composed Le Souffle du Doux (1979)?

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Daniel Arfib (1949-)

34
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Who is Daniel Arfib?

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composer of souffle du doux

- works at IRCAM, in Paris

35
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Characterise Le Souffle du Doux [3 points]

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  • low frequency
  • echoing blow
  • harmonises the high n low freq
36
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how did Daniel Arfib compose the piece?

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  • using 16 bit telemecanique comp
37
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What did Yves Daoust compose?

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Suite Baroque: Toccata (1989)

38
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What was yves’s piece made using?

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tonal harpsichord

39
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What does the Suite Baroque Toccata sound like?

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  • phone ringing
  • people talking in the bg (IN FRENCH)
  • harpsichord
  • rain, cars beeping
40
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Who composed Temazcal (1984)?

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Javier Alvarez (1955 ish)

41
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Describe Alvarez’s piece? What does he say about his music?

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  • maracas, rhythmic
  • sudden screeches and bangs
  • “combines solo instruments w music prod. on samplers/synthesisers”
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Who wrote Phonemena (1969/74)?

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Milton Babbitt (1916 - 2011)

43
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Context for Babbitt’s ‘Phonemena’? [4 points]

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  • composed for soprano & piano
  • electronic part was written in 1975
  • uses phonemes in a serial scheme
  • uses a Mark II RCA Synthesiser
44
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What does Phonemena sound like?

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  • woman scatting, high pitched
45
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Who composed Come Out (1968)?

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Steve Reich (1936-)

46
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context of Come Out (1968)

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  • first of Reich’s minimalist pieces
  • uses Daniel Hamm’s voice
  • Harlem Riots 1964
  • words are looped, gradually shift apart
47
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What is the name of Annie Gosfield’s piece?

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Lighting Slingers & Dead Ringers (2008)

48
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What does Gosfield’s song sound like?

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  • dramatic alarm sounds (like a saw wave)
  • dramatic piano
  • low ominous ringing in bg

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