Chapter 34, Live Electronic Music—Foundations
- Thom Holmes
- Jun 2
- 2 min read
My Podcast: The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music
My blog for the Bob Moog Foundation.
This special edition podcast is produced as a companion to my book, Electronic and Experimental Music, published by Routledge. This episode corresponds to a chapter in the text. It provides listening examples of vintage electronic works and composers featured in the text.
The works themselves can be enjoyed without the book and I hope that they stand as a chronological survey of important works in the history of electronic music. Be sure to tune-in to other episodes of the podcast where we explore a wide range of electronic music in many styles and genres, all drawn from my archive of vintage recordings.
The episode I just uploaded corresponds to Chapter 34, Live Electronic Music—Foundations from my book, Electronic and Experimental Music. Please connect to the podcast at The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music. Enjoy!
Playlist: LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOUNDATIONS
Time | Track Time | Start |
Introduction –Thom Holmes | 01:36 | 00:00 |
1. John Cage, “Radio Music” (1956) from John Cage. Performed on radios by Gianni-Emilio Simonetti, Juan Hidalgo, Walter Marchetti. Each of these performers used a Panasonic multi-band portable Radio Model RF-1600 B receiver. | 04:33 | 01:40 |
2. John Cage, “Cartridge Music” (1960) from Music For Merce Cunningham. Phonograph Cartridges, Amplified Small Objects, David Tudor, Michael Pugliese, Takehisa Kosugi. Recorded at Paris, France in September 1988. | 18:53 | 06:12 |
3. Alvin Lucier, “Music for Solo Performer” (excerpt) (1965). Live recording from 1975. Brainwave amplification performed by Alvin Lucier; electronics, Nicolas Collins. | 11:46 | 25:04 |
4. Gordon Mumma, “Horn” (1965) from Live-Electronic Music. Electronic modification of horn sounds. Horn, Gordon Mumma; Cybersonic console, designed by Mumma, operated by William Ribbens; Recorded by George Cacioppo; Voice, George Cacioppo, Robert Ashley. For a hornist, two voices, and a cybersonic console operator. | 09:36 | 36:48 |
5. John Cage, “Variations V” (1965). Performance on November 11, 1966, Théâtre de Champs Élysées, Paris. Performers, John Cage, David Tudor, Gordon Mumma. | 39:57 | 46:10 |
6. David Tudor, “Bandoneon ! (A Combine)” (1966) from The Art Of David Tudor 1963–1992. Composed and performed by David Tudor. | 14:15 | 01:26:43 |
7. David Behrman, “Runthrough” (1967–68) from Wave Train. For homemade synthesizers and photocell mixers. Homemade Synthesizer, Photocell Mixer, Alvin Lucier, David Behrman, Gordon Mumma, Robert Ashley. | 12:11 | 01:40:26 |
8. Gordon Mumma, “Telepos” (1972) from Music For Merce 1952-2009. Recorded live on February 2, 1972, La Fenice, Venice. Controlled Sounds Activated By Dancers With Telemetry-accelerometer Belts, Gordon Mumma. | 18:38 | 01:52:34 |
9. Pauline Oliveros, Rehearsals for “In Memoriam, Nikola Tesla” (excerpt) (1972). Recorded live September 1972, Köln, Germany. No performers listed. | 11:56 | 02:11:06 |
10. Robert Ashley, “Automatic Writing” (1974–79) from Automatic Writing. Electronics, Polymoog, Voice, Words, Produce, Recorded, Mixed by Robert Ashley; Mixing Assistance, Rich LePage; Switching Circuit Designed and Built by Paul DeMarinis; Translated by Monsa Norberg; Voice, Mimi Johnson. | 46:00 | 02:23:04 |
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