Re: [ARSCLIST] Panorama of Musique Concrete..le Help!

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Panorama of Musique Concrete..le Help!


> I can't find anything here by Kurtz Myer except Myer Kurtz's Disney Pop-Up 
> Book. Got a link, or a different spelling?
>
> dl
>
> Karl Miller wrote:
> > David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >    ***Where can I find a copy? Try abebooks.com  They have several copies 
> > for sale. No doubt former library copies...one looks like it is for sale 
> > by Martin Silver!
> >    Karl
> >
> > > Have you checked Kurtz Myer's "Record Ratings" and the later collections 
> > > published by Prentice-Hall, if I recall right. He researched misascribed 
> > > and incompletely identified LPs in his precis of reviews for Notes (the 
> > > Music Library Association" Magaizne), later collected in the above 
> > > books.
> > >
> > > Steve Smolian
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lennick" To: Sent: Tuesday, 
> > > November 13, 2007 10:19 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Panorama of Musique Concrete..le Help!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Volume 1 is what I have, with the titles as you've listed them. Problem 
> > > > is, there are 9 tracks on Side 1 and 4 tracks on Side 2, but the jacket 
> > > > and labels list 8 and 5 respectively, and the descriptions on the 
> > > > jacket match the titles that are clearly identifiable. There's no 
> > > > description for Musical Box, just an acknowledgment of its existence, 
> > > > and the notes refer to ending each side with specific pieces.
> > > >
> > > > Here's what I believe to be the correct order, but if anyone knows 
> > > > which track is "Musical Box" (I've guessed), please let me know!
> > > >
> > > > CLASSICAL:
> > > > 1. Trifle in C (Henry & Schaeffer) (1:52)
> > > > INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES:
> > > > 2. Drum--Fleeting Percussion (Henry) (2:12)
> > > > 3. Flute--Mexican Flute (Schaeffer) (3:07)
> > > > Two Aspects of the Piano:
> > > > 4. i. Study for Piano (Schaeffer) (3:55)
> > > > 5. ii. Finale of the Concerto of Ambiguities (Henry) (2:03)
> > > > 6. Unidentified..possibly Musical Box (Philippe Arthuys) (3:29)
> > > > EXPRESSIONISM 1952:
> > > > Music Without a Title (Henry):
> > > > 7. 5th Movement (3:15)
> > > > 8. 6th Movement (2:59)
> > > > PRIMITIVE 1948:
> > > > 9. Study for Whirligigs (Henry) (or is it Musical Box?) (1:53)
> > > > DRAMATIC CANTATA:
> > > > 10. The Veil of Orpheus (Henry) (15:35)
> > > > THREE DIRECTIONS (Schaeffer):
> > > > 11. a. Sound Effects--Railway Study (2:49)
> > > > 12. b. Poetic--Pathetic Study (3:21)
> > > > 13. c. A Single Sound Source (2:52)
> > > >
> > > > Spike Jones is clearly audible in track 8 (chunks of "Down in Jungle 
> > > > Town").
> > > >
> > > > dl
> > > >
> > > > Karl Miller wrote:
> > > > > David Lennick wrote:
> > > > > ***Is anyone out there familiar enough with the Ducretet-Thomson 
> > > > > Panorama of Musique Concrete LP to be able to tell me what the hell is 
> > > > > actually on each side?
> > > > > Is this the disc? DTL. 93090 also 8 also 320 C 100
> > > > > The OCLC record states:
> > > > > 1. Classical: Trifle in C (Henry and Schaeffer). 2. Instrumental 
> > > > > studies: (a) Drum--Fleeting percussion (Henry); (b) Flute--Mexican 
> > > > > flute (Schaeffer); (c) Two aspects of the piano; (i) Study for piano 
> > > > > (Schaeffer); (ii) Finale of the Concerto of ambiguities (Henry). 3. 
> > > > > Expressionism 1952: Music without a title--5th and 6th movements 
> > > > > (Henry). 4. Primitive 1948: Study for whirligigs (Schaeffer). 5. 
> > > > > Dramatic cantata: The veil of Orpheus (Henry). 6. Three directions: 
> > > > > (a) Sound effects--Railway study (Schaeffer); (b) Poetic--Pathetic 
> > > > > study (Schaeffer); (c) A single sound source (Schaeffer). 7. Musical 
> > > > > box (Arthuys).
> > > > > or in French
> > > > > Bidule en ut / Pierre Henry ; Pierre Schaeffer -- Batterie fugace / 
> > > > > Pierre Henry -- Flûte mexicaine / Pierre Schaeffer -- Etude pour piano 
> > > > > / Pierre Schaeffer -- Final du Concerto des ambiguités / Pierre 
> > > > > Henry -- Tam tam III / Pierre Henry -- Musique sans titre / Pierre 
> > > > > Henry -- Étude aux tourniquets / Pierre Schaeffer -- Le voile d'Orphée 
> > > > > / Pierre Henry -- Étude auz chemins de fer ; Étude pathétique / Pierre 
> > > > > Schaeffer -- Boîte à musique / Philippe Arthuys.
> > > > > or Volume 2 DUC 20001? also DUC 9 also LDG 1501
> > > > > Classique: Tam tam IV ; Musique de films: Astrologie ; 3 essais 
> > > > > sériels ; Vocalises / Pierre Henry -- Étude / Michel Philippot -- 
> > > > > Classique: Symphonie pour un homme seul (nouvelle version) ; Morceau 
> > > > > de genre: Oiseau R.A.I. / P. Schaeffer ; P. Henry.
> > > > > I may have volume one at home and can listen.
> > > > > ***Fun to hear Spike Jones in there..this LP was referred to in the 
> > > > > thread on "scratching" but could actually start a new one about 
> > > > > "sampling".
> > > > > Hummm....how about quodlibet...
> > > > > Karl