FPA 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Artisan Entertainment, Telharmonium, Bruno Maderna
9 Jul 2020
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American tape music: 1952: first concert of electroacoustic music, given in new york at columbia university, all works were by vladimir ussachevsky, performed tape music differentiated themselves from musique concr te. Later synthesizers: the mark ii was heavy and bulky thus, impossible to use in performance. Later synthesizers began to appear that were smaller and more practical: became mass produced. Incorporated these in an accessible style with repetitive patterns. Dimensions) by bruno maderna: gave the audience something to look at, but had new problems the performer had an inflexible accompaniment. Tape delay systems: composers have also worked with tape delay systems, using two tape recorders, one recording material while the other plays it back after a brief delay forms a constant feedback loop. In the 1970s: researchers focused on creating a voice compression system for telephones: the intended purpose was to help more digital signals pass along telephone lines.
