File 032 - Thunderword : for voices with natural and/or prerecorded thundersounds

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OTUFM 11-B-032

Title

Thunderword : for voices with natural and/or prerecorded thundersounds

Date(s)

  • 1978-1979 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 cm of textual records

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Name of creator

(1919-2014)

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Udo Kasemets (1990) ; Susan Layard (2014)

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Scope and content

File consists of sketches, performance instructions, tape charts, and performance materials, including posters and programs from realizations of this piece. Performances include: November 23, 1978 at the Music Gallery, Toronto and February 18, 1979 at Bloor Street United Church, Toronto.

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Language of material

  • English

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    Language and script notes

    Performance instructions in English.

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    Related units of description

    See audio reels for original recordings of the 10 x 10 thunderclaps (OTUFM 11-F-34 to 42).

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    Note

    Title as it appears on the score: "T[H(e)UND(E)Red] [let(W)t(O)eR]eD"

    Note

    Note on cover: "The ideal performance of this work should take place during a thunderstorm when the voices and pre-recorded thundersounds could be made to blend with the sounds and lights of nature."

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    79183 rbsc

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