Ussachevsky, Vladimir

Pioneers of Electronic Music
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    		Pioneers of Electronic Music

    Manufacturer: New World Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000EU1H44
    Release Date: 2006-04-01

    Tracks:

    1. Sonic Contours 7:19
    2. Low Speed 3:41
    3. Invention in Twelve Notes 3:42
    4. Fantasy in Space 2:51
    5. Incantation 2:32
    6. Moonflight 2:55
    7. Piece for Tape Recorder 5:38
    8. Kolyosa 6:37
    9. Stereo Electronic Music No. 2 14:18
    10. Computer Piece No. 1 3:42
    11. Two Sketches for a Computer Piece:I. Sketch 1 (0:56) II. Sketch 2
    12. Synchronisms No. 5 8:32
    13. The Transformation of Ani 9:04

    Product Description

    In 1950, the Columbia University Music Department requisitioned a tape recorder to use in teaching and for recording concerts. In 1951, the first tape recorder arrived, an Ampex 400, and Vladimir Ussachevsky, then a junior faculty member, was assigned a job that no one else wanted: the care of the tape recorder. This job was to have important consequences for Ussachevsky and the medium he developed. Electronic music was born. Over the next ten years, Ussachevsky and his collaborators established the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, which Ussachevsky directed for twenty years. It was the first large electronic music center in the United States, thanks to the path-breaking support of the Rockefeller Foundation and encouragement from two of the countryÂ’s leading universities. The Center became one of the best-known and most prolific sources of electronic music in the world. All of the music on this historic reissue (originally released on CRI CD 611) is the result of the pioneering work of the Center and its composers. The guest composers and Columbia-associated composers who have produced pieces at the Center include Bülent Arel, Luciano Berio, Mario Davidovsky, Jacob Druckman, Arthur Kreiger, Daria Semegen, Pril Smiley, and Edgard Varèse. UssachevskyÂ’s own students at the Center included Jon Appleton, Wendy Carlos, Charles Dodge, Robert Moog, Alice Shields, Harvey Sollberger, and Charles Wuorinen. Of the seven composers most closely associated with the Center from its early years, six are present on this disc.
    Vladimir Ussachevsky: Electronic and Acoustic Works 1957-1972
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      		Vladimir Ussachevsky: Electronic and Acoustic Works 1957-1972

      Manufacturer: New World Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000LXHHDY
      Release Date: 2007-02-01

      Tracks:

      1. Metamorphosis 5:22
      2. Linear Contrasts 3:42
      3. Wireless Fantasy 4:36
      4. Of Wood and Brass 4:21
      5. Computer Piece No. 1 3:42
      6. Two Sketches for a Computer Piece: I. Sketch 1 :57
      7. Two Sketches for a Computer Piece: II. Sketch 2 2:11
      8. Three Scenes from The Creation: I. Prologue: Enuma Elish 8:34
      9. Three Scenes from The Creation: II. Interlude 3:48
      10. III. Epilogue: Spell of Creation 8:24
      11. Missa Brevis: I. Kyrie 2:08
      12. Missa Brevis: II. Sanctus 6:37
      13. Missa Brevis: III. Benedictus 4:25
      14. Missa Brevis: IV. Agnus Dei 4:20

      Product Description

      In 1950, the Columbia University Music Department requisitioned a tape recorder to use in teaching and for recording concerts. In 1951, the first tape recorder arrived, an Ampex 400, and Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911-1990), then a junior faculty member, was assigned a job that no one else wanted: the care of the tape recorder. This job was to have important consequenses for Ussachevsky and the medium he delveloped. Electronic music was born. Over the next ten years, Ussachevsky and his collaborators established the In 1950, the Columbia University Music Department requisitioned a tape recorder to use in teaching and for recording concerts. In 1951, the first tape recorder arrived, an Ampex 400, and Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911 1990), then a junior faculty member, was assigned a job that no one else wanted: the care of the tape recorder. This job was to have important consequences for Ussachevsky and the medium he developed. Electronic music was born. Over the next ten years, Ussachevsky and his collaborators established the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, which Ussachevsky directed for twenty years. The Center became one of the best-known and most prolific sources of electronic music in the world. This composer portrait features six of his pioneering works in the medium as well as two of his choral works, an aspect of his output that was just as important to him. The final two works on this CD make extensive use of the human voice. The first of these, Three Scenes from The Creation (1960; rev. 1973), is based on texts from Ovid s Metamorphosis and the Akkadian creation epic Enuma Elish, telling the story of the primordial gods and their struggle to create order out of chaos. The recorded choral tracks were edited, assembled, and manipulated with electronic accompaniment in the studio. The Prologue was played in concert and also issued on a Columbia recording. The Interlude, originally Interlude and Conflict, dates from the sa
      Film Music
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A Ussachevsky Fan
      		 Film Music

      Manufacturer: New World Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B0000030GE
      Release Date: 1992-12-08

      Tracks:

      1. Suite From No Exit: Part 1
      2. Suite From No Exit: Part 2
      3. Suite From No Exit: Part 3
      4. Suite From No Exit: Part 4
      5. Suite From No Exit: Part 5
      6. Part 6
      7. Line Of Apogee: Track 1
      8. Line Of Apogee: Track 2
      9. Line Of Apogee: Track 3
      10. Line Of Apogee: Track 4
      11. Line Of Apogee: Track 5
      12. Line Of Apogee: Track 6
      13. Line Of Apogee: Track 7

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A Ussachevsky Fan.......2003-07-14

      This music makes me want to find the movies it was written for. There is something less alienated and alienating about this music than much produced by others (or is it just me?), or is it only that I knew the man, if only for a few brief moments, late in his life. His artistic credo was something like, each preserved sound is chosen for its musical qualities, whatever they may be, and in the cases of attaching them to visuals in the movies, an integration suggesting connection rather than alienation, even if one of the movies, No Exit (play by Sartre, who was mostly a fairly happy man), was precisely about a kind of alienation, a hell made up of other people. For me, anything Ussachevsky did is essential stuff to have and replay from time to time, mood music perhaps for a very highbrow gathering of esthetes. Perhaps. Comfortable subdued surroundings, comfortable seating. Wine and cheese anyone!
      Music of Vladimir Ussachevsky
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Essential for 20th Cent. Music Buffs.
      • tape music pioneer
      		 Music of Vladimir Ussachevsky

      Manufacturer: Composers Recordings
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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      MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00000IMER
      Release Date: 1999-04-13

      Tracks:

      1. Metamorphosis
      2. Linear Contrasts
      3. Wireless Fantasy
      4. Of Wood And Brass
      5. Computer Piece No. 1
      6. Two Sketches For A Computer Piece
      7. Three Scenes From The Creation: I - Prologue: Enuma Elish
      8. Three Scenes From The Creation: II - Interlude
      9. Three Scenes From The Creation: III - Epilogue: Spell Of Creation
      10. Missa Brevis: Kyrie
      11. Missa Brevis: Sanctus
      12. Missa Brevis: Benedictus
      13. Missa Brevis: Agnus Dei

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Essential for 20th Cent. Music Buffs........2003-07-14

      I was fortunate enough to have met the composer in 1977 in New York. He had been something of a guiding artistic spirit to me and a coterie of other avant-garde minded musicians of the late 1960's who were fascinated by the "musical" qualities of his sounds. But the special pieces on this disk are clearly the choral works. Among them Ussachevsky, who I hope in time becomes better known, set to music some of the Enuma Elish, the ancient Sumerian creation hymn from which the Biblical creation hymn in Genesis originates. I asked him if it was Latin. "No," he said, "Babylonian." There are phrases here of such unearthly beauty that I know of no other music quite like it. An understanding of the sources of Techno and other electronic music must include familiarity with Ussachevsky's contributions. I'm grateful that they have been preserved for the ages, perhaps.

      5 out of 5 stars tape music pioneer.......2000-11-26

      I am very interested in the music on this CD composed by Vladimir Ussachevky (1911-90). According to the notes, his was the earliest to be labeled "tape music" which came to be applied to his work performed on 22 November 1952 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, US. The tape pieces on this CD date from the late 1950's at the Columbia Princeton Center. The notes provide a biography of the composer who lead an astounding life. He was born in what is now [China | Mongolia | Russia] (pick your politics) until around 1930 when he and his mother (sproing, details are sketchy ;D) appeared in Southern California, US. Important information about each piece helps establish a point of reference. This makes the package approachable and a good starting point for those interested in tape music of the mid-twentieth century. WIRELESS FANTASY may appeal to radio affecionados. It was commissioned by the De Forrest Pioneers, a group of early radio buffs and researchers. The piece is meant to evoke the early period of radio communication by using wireless code as a primary sound source. TWO SKETCHES was produced with an early form of what became MIDI. The music is quirky, delightful and entertaining. It certainly is electronic music, even so, it is music with a soul. Beyond a cognitive interest, there exists a captivating emotional content which I feel is important to music. The final two works on this CD make extensive use of the human voice. If you are interested in a pioneer of tape music or in truly experimental electronic music, I feel this is essential listening for you.
      Meeting Places
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        Manufacturer: Albany Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000UJL64
        Release Date: 2003-11-25

        Tracks:

        1. Meeting Places - New York Music Ensemble
        2. Caprice
        3. Voyage - Arthur Kreiger
        4. Uncommon Bonds - Jean Kopperud
        5. In Short Crystal Moments - Arthur Kreiger
        6. Close Encounters - Jayne Rosenfeld
        7. Electronic Study, In Memoriam: Vladimir Ussachevsky - Arthur Kreiger
        8. Dialogue for Steel Drums and Electronic Tape - Daniel Druckman
        9. Suitable Attachments - Christopher Finckel, Jean Kopperud, Jayne Rosenfeld
        Color Factory
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          		Color Factory

          Manufacturer: D'note Classics
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          DuetsDuets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000007NL0
          Release Date: 1998-05-19

          Tracks:

          1. Son for Ob & Pno: I. Leggiero
          2. Son for Ob & Pno: II. Andante con moto
          3. Son for Ob & Pno: III. Vivace
          4. Triskelion for Ob & Pno: 1/8 note= 100
          5. Triskelion for Ob & Pno: 1/8 note= 66
          6. Triskelion for Ob & Pno: 1/4 note= 120
          7. 3 Diversions for 2 Obs: I. Allegretto
          8. 3 Diversions for 2 Obs: II. Lento
          9. 3 Diversions for 2 Obs: III. Vigoroso
          10. Son for Ob & Pno, op 58: I. Allegro Moderato: Pastorale-La Terre-Les Travaux des Champs-Les Soir
          11. Son for Ob & Pno, op 58: II. Scherzo: Danses de Faunes
          12. Son for Ob & Pno, op 58: III. Andante: Les Soir dans la Campagne
          13. Son for Ob & Pno, op 58: IV. Final
          Electric Clarinet
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            		Electric Clarinet

            Manufacturer: Capstone
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            ElectronicElectronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer
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            ASIN: B00005YN2E
            Release Date: 1995-12-28
            Electronic Music
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              		Electronic Music

              Manufacturer: CRI / Composers Recordings
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000005TV0
              Release Date: 1994-06-10

              Tracks:

              1. Ussachecvsky: Sonic Contours
              2. Luening: Low Speed
              3. Luening: Invention In Twelve Tones
              4. Luening: Fantasy In Space
              5. Luening - Ussachevsky: Incantation
              6. Luening: Moonflight
              7. Ussachevsky: Piece For Tape Recorder
              8. Smiley: Kolyosa
              9. Arel: Stereo Electronic Music No. 2
              10. Ussachevsky: Computer Piece No. 1
              11. Ussachevsky: Two Sketches For A Computer Piece (1)
              12. Ussachevsky: Two Sketches For A Computer Piece (2)
              13. Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 5
              14. Shields: The Transformation Of Ani

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