The Pulses of Time

UEA Recordings
UEA 81063
1981
LP Vinyl
1 disc
Out of print

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Sources / scènes
Pentes (1974), 12m51s [excerpt]
Track 5 from Sources / scènes
CD: empreintes DIGITALes (2000) IMED 0054
    • 1
      Pentes (1974), 12m30s
      • Commission: Ina-GRM
      • Premiere: March 20, 1975, Auditorium 104 — Maison de Radio France (Paris, France)

      The title Pentes (both French and Latin, meaning slopes, inclines, ascents) was suggested by the outlines of the broad stretches of the piece, which evoke the spaciousness of landscape. Most of the music was created by transforming instrumental sounds, but there are also synthesized sounds. However, the only recognizable sound source is the Northumbrian Pipes, whose drone is responsible for the slowly evolving harmonies out of which its haunting traditional melody appears.

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      Pentes was composed in 1974 in the studios of the Groupe de recherches musicales (Ina-GRM) and premiered on March 20, 1975 in Auditorium 104 — Maison de Radio France (Paris, France). The piece was commissioned by the Groupe de recherches musicales (Ina-GRM).

      piste@uea_81063-1b.1 oeuvre@13816 ISRC CAD500014280

      Work Discography

    • 2
      Chanson de geste (1978), 16m33s
      amplified voices, clavichord, and percussion
      • Carol Plantamura, voice; Douglas Doherty, percussion; Denis Smalley, voice, clavichord

      To Carol Plantamura

      piste@uea_81063-1b.2 oeuvre@28322

      Work Discography

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