by Frank J. Oteri
Until the advent of electronic sound, the closest thing we ever had to "a universe of possible sounds" was the notion of an orchestra: a large group of heterogeneous instruments capable of creating a wide range of timbres. Thanks to Thomas Edison and his successors, the ability to make and manipulate a seemingly infinite variety of sonic possibilities through the use of electric current today rivals any assemblage of non-electronic musical forces. However, the human element and "naturalness" of acoustic sound still holds sway with the ears of most people. Combining these two realms, therefore, seems the best of both worlds!
In surveying the list of American works for orchestra created over the past century (really the last 3/4 century) requiring the use of electricity on some level, many conflicting thoughts emerge. (Casting the net as far and wide to show the widest range, the use of electricity ranges from prominent use of amplification or instruments that need to be "plugged-in" in order to make a sound to elaborate electronic sound synthesis and the use of tape recorders and computers.) While there is a lot of exciting music on this list, very little of it is known to the general public. A great deal of it has never been commercially recorded and a good bit that had been recorded is no longer available. While the list contains many important figures in the history of 20th century music (from mainstream figures such as Leonard Bernstein to avant-garde pioneers John Cage and Milton Babbitt), few have written an extensive number of works combining orchestral and electronic forces and many notable figures in the history of 20th-century American music are missing, including both composers heavily engaged in the creation of orchestral music (such as Roger Sessions, Elliott Carter or Joan Tower) as well as composers heavily associated with electronic music (such as Kenneth Gaburo, Pauline Oliveros or Paul Lansky). While the list below doesn't for a second pretend to be exhaustive (and the living composers mentioned above may still contribute to it!), it should provide readers with a good idea of what has been done thus far and point the way toward what still needs to be done in the music of the 21st century.
JOHN ADAMS (b. 1947)
Christian Zeal
and Activity for orchestra & pre-recorded narrator (1973) [10']
Fearful
Symmetries for orchestra inc. sampler & Yamaha HX-1 synthesizer
(1988) [27']
The Wound
Dresser for baritone & orchestra inc. synthesizer (1989) [19']
CHARLES
AMIRKHANIAN (b. 1945)
Egusquiza to
Falsetto for voices, orchestra & tape (1979) [14']
His Anxious
Hours (Sominsoniferences of Johannes Brahms) for vocalist, winds,
brass, strings, percussion, keyboard & tape (1986-7) [24']
LAURIE
ANDERSON (b. 1947)
Songs for
Amelia Earhart for narrator, electric violin & orchestra [18']
THEODORE
ANTONIOU (b. 1935)
Op Overture
for orchestra & three sets of loudspeakers (1966) [15']
Events II for
orchestra & electric instruments (1969) [15']
Events III for
orchestra, electronic tape & slides (1969) [12']
Protest II
(Mixed-Media) for orchestra with amplified piano & electric organ
(1971) [15']
MARK APPLEBAUM
(b. 1967)
Skumfiduser!
for orchestra & two-channel electronic tape [10']
ROBERT ASHLEY
(b. 1930)
Superior Seven
for solo flute & an orchestra of 7 independent ensembles or MIDI
orchestra (1988)
Tract for
voice & string or MIDI orchestra (1992)
LARRY AUSTIN
(b. 1930)
Phantasmagoria:
Fantasies on Ives' Universe Symphony for orchestra with digital
synthesizer & tape (1977, rev. 1981) [22']
Sinfonia
Concertante; A Mozartean Episode for orchestra &
computer-generated tape (1986) [17']
LAWRENCE AXELROD
Cassandra
Speaks for orchestra & tape (1991)
MILTON BABBITT
(b. 1916)
Correspondences
for string orchestra & tape (1967) [11']
Concerti for
violin, small orchestra & tape (1974-6)
LEONARDO
BALADA (b. 1933)
No-Res for
narrator, chorus, orchestra & tape (1974) [40']
IRWIN BAZELON (1922-1995)
Symphony No. 6
for orchestra & tape (1969) [28']
LEONARD
BERNSTEIN (1910-1990)
Concerto for
Orchestra-Jubilee Games for baritone, orchestra & tape (1988) [30']
WILL GAY
BOTTJE (b. 1925)
Tangents
(Symphony No. 7) for orchestra & tape (1970) [20']
RUDOLPH BUBALO
(b. 1928)
Trajectories
for orchestra with saxophones, electric piano & tape (1979) [20']
Offset I for
orchestra with 3 synthesizers (1985) [17']
The Sound of
Isness for orchestra with 2 synthesizers (1986) [16']
Concerto for
Cello and Orchestra inc. 2 synthesizers (1991) [20']
JOHN CAGE (1912-1992)
Etcetera for
small orchestra and tape (1973) [30'] (choreographed by Merce
Cunningham as Un Jour ou Deux)
Europeras I/II
for vocal soloists, orchestra & tape (1987) [variable duration]
WENDY CARLOS
(b. 1939)
Digital
Moonscapes [synthetic orchestra] (1982) [20']
JOEL CHADABE
(b. 1938)
Many Mornings,
Many Moods for solo percussion, full orchestra (instruments flexible)
& electronics (1988) [20']
ERIC CHASALOW
(b. 1955)
Dream Songs (2001)
PAUL CHIHARA
(b. 1938)
Grass for solo
double-bass, orchestra & optional tape (1972) [20']
Mistletoe
Bride (ballet) for orchestra & tape (1978) [31']
The Tempest
(ballet) for orchestra & tape (1980) [120']
MICHAEL
COLGRASS (b. 1932)
Demon for solo
amplified piano, orchestra, alto sax, tape & 3 radios (1983) [11']
JOHN
CORIGLIANO (b. 1938)
Vocalise for
soprano, electronics & orchestra (1999) [20']
NOAH
CRESHEVSKY (b. 1945)
Monogenesis,
solo vv, double chorus, chamber orchestra & tape (1968)
MICHAEL
CUNNINGHAM (b. 1937)
Aedon for
orchestra & tape (1976) [9']
RICARDO DAL
FARRA (b. 1957)
Tramas for
small orchestra & live electroacoustic processings (1990)
MICHAEL
DAUGHERTY (b. 1954)
Snap! for
orchestra inc. synthesizer (1987) [7']
Firecracker
for orchestra inc. synthesizer (1988) [15']
Mxyzptlk for
orchestra inc. synthesizer (1988) [7']
Oh Lois! for
orchestra inc. synthesizer (1989) [5']
Lex for
orchestra inc. synthesizer (1990) [8']
MARIO
DAVIDOVSKY (b. 1934)
Contrastes
no.1 for string orchestra & electronic sounds (1960) [15']
Synchronisms
no.7, orchestra & tape (1973) [10']
DAVID DEL
TREDICI (b. 1937)
Final Alice,
for amplified soprano, folk-group & orchestra inc. theremin
(1976) [64']]
CHARLES DODGE
(b. 1942)
Palinode for
orchestra & tape (1976) [17']
The Staff of
Aesculapius for computer-generated sounds, chorus, singer, solo
violin & orchestra (1997)
JOHN EATON (b. 1935)
Concert Piece
for Synket & Orchestra (1966) [13']
ROBERT EHLE
(b. 1940)
Ritual
Conflicts for large orchestra & tape (1972) [6']
Biomass and
Strange Particles, symphony for synthesizer & orchestra (1980) [10']
DONALD ERB (b. 1927)
Klangfarbenfunk
I for rock group, pre-recorded tape & orchestra (1970) [16']
Autumnmusic
for orchestra & tape (1973) [20']
Music for a
Festive Occasion for orchestra & electronics (1975) [7']
DAVID FELDER
(b. 1953)
A Pressure
Triggering Dreams, for orchestra with tape sequences (1996) [20']
Three Lines
from Twenty Poems, for chamber orchestra & digital reverb for
piano, harp & trombone (1987) [10']
Coleccion
Nocturna, for clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), piano, orchestra
& optional tape (1984) [19']
MORTON FELDMAN (1926-1987)
Marginal
Intersection for winds, brass, percussion, piano, string & 2
oscillators (1951)
BURT FENNER
(b. 1929)
Untitled:
Orchestra with Synthesizer (1973) [variable duration]
ROSS LEE
FINNEY (b. 1906-1997)
Earthrise
Trilogy for narrator, vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra & tape
(1964) [24']
Three Pieces
for orchestra & tape (1962) [10']
LUKAS FOSS (b. 1922)
Baroque
Variations for orchestra inc. electric piano, electric guitar &
electric organ (1967) [25']
American
Cantata for vocal soloists with megaphones, chorus & orchestra
inc. electric organ & electric guitar plus optional taped voices
(1976) [32']
Night Music
for John Lennon for brass quintet & orchestra inc. electric
guitar (1980) [15']
Exeunt for
orchestra inc. electric guitar (1982) [17']
DINU GHEZZO
(b. 1940)
Celebrations
for chamber orchestra & tape (1980) [21']
MICHAEL GORDON
(b. 1958)
Trance for
large chamber ensemble inc. electric guitar, electric bass guitar
& 3 electric keyboards (1995) [50']
Vera, Chuck,
and Dave for chamber orchestra inc. electric guitar & electric
bass guitar (1998)
Sunshine of
Your Love for orchestra inc. 2 electric guitars, 2 electric bass
guitars & 4 electronic keyboards (1999) [10']
Haircut for
orchestra inc. electric guitar & electric bass guitar (2000) [10']
MICHAEL
GORDON, DAVID LANG & JULIA WOLFE
Lost Objects,
an oratorio for soprano, 2 countertenors, chorus & Baroque
orchestra with electric guitar, electric bass guitar, sampler,
drumset, electronic drums & DJ (2000) [60']
JACK GOTTLIEB
(b. 1930)
Articles of
Faith for orchestra & tape (1965) [15']
MORTON GOULD (1913-1996)
Audobon
(unfinished ballet by Balachine) for orchestra (5th movement includes
passages for electric keyboard & tape) (1983) [83']
ROGER HANNAY
(b. 1930)
Celebration
for orchestra & tape (1975, rev 1980) [7']
JEFFREY HASS
(b. 1953)
City Life for
chamber orchestra inc. amplified strings (1990) [10']
MICHAEL
HENNAGIN (b. 1936)
Explorations
for Orchestra {inc. optional tape} (1970) [10']
MARTIN HERMAN
Scripts for a
Pageant for soprano solo, Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer, hurdy-gurdy,
string orchestra & tape (1986) [16']
BERNARD
HERRMANN (b. 1911-1975)
The Day the
Earth Stood Still (film score), orchestra with 4 theremins (1951)
LEJAREN HILLER (1924-1994)
A Triptych for
Hieronymous for orchestra inc. saxophones, mandolin, harpsichord &
tape plus dancers, films & lantern slides (NA) [41']
SYDNEY
HODKINSON (b. 1934)
Fresco
(Symphony No. 1) for orchestra inc. saxophones & electric guitar
(1968) [20']
RICHARD
HOFFMAN (b. 1925)
Stouffler for
orchestra & 16-track tape (1976) [15']
ALAN HOVHANESS (1911-2000)
Symphony No.
12 for chorus, orchestra & optional tape (1960) [25']
And God
Created Great Whales for orchestra & pre-recorded tape of whale
sounds (1970) [12']
DAVID WARNER
HUTCHISON (b. 1930)
The Sacrilege
of Alan Kent, monodrama in 9 scenes for baritone, orchestra &
tape (1971) [22']
Death-Words
from the Cherokee for soprano solo, orchestra & tape (1976) [18']
Varied Carols
for orchestra inc. optional synthesizer (1986) [11']
JEAN
EICHELBERGER IVEY (b. 1923)
Testament of
Eve for solo mezzo-soprano, orchestra & tape (1976) [25']
Sea-change,
for large orchestra & 4-channel tape (1979) [20']
HANLEY JACKSON
(b. 1939)
Tangents III
for band & tape (1972)
RODGER
KALBFLEISCH (b. 1955)
Junctures
(Symphony No. 2) for orchestra, tape recorders & microphone
(1982) [10']
CARSON KIEVMAN
(b. 1949)
Hollowangels
for orchestra inc. electric guitar & amplified harp (1975) [38']
Overture,
Prologue & Prelude for orchestra inc. electric guitar (1980) [40']
Concerto for
Percussion, Piano & Small Orchestra (inc. tape) (1983) [25']
Suite,
Intelligent Systems for orchestra & optional tape (1983) [25']
Suite No. 2,
California Mystery Park for orchestra inc. electric guitar (1987) [15']
Excerpts from
Orchestra Suite No. 4 for orchestra inc. synthesizer (1994) [8']
Funeral March
from "Hamlet" for orchestra inc. synthesizer (NA) [8']
LEON KIRCHNER
(b. 1919)
Music for
Flute & Orchestra (inc. Fender electric bass guitar) (1978) [13']
FREDERICK KOCH
(b. 1924)
Overture for
America for orchestra & tape (1974) [8']
Concerto for
Acoustic/Electric Piano & Orchestra (1987) [20']
BARBARA KOLB
(b. 1939)
Soundings for
orchestra & tape (1972) [16']
ERNST KRENEK (1900-1991)
Exercises of a
Late Hour for orchestra & tape (1967) [18']
Instant
Remembered for orchestra & tape (1968) [15']
MEYER
KUPFERMAN (b. 1926)
Concerto for
Cello, Tape & Orchestra (1974) [30']
JOHN LA
MONTAINE (b. 1920)
Wilderness
Journal symphony for bass-baritone, orchestra & orchestra inc.
tape (1972) [45']
DAVID LANG (b. 1957)
Bonehead for
orchestra inc. electric bass guitar (1990) [18']
The Passing
Measures for bass clarinet, 8 amplified voices & amplified
chamber orchestra (1998) [45']
LIBBY LARSEN
(b. 1950)
What The
Monster Saw for orchestra inc. Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer (1987) [14']
Symphony No. 3
"Lyric" for orchestra inc. synthesizer (1990) [40']
HENRI LAZAROF
(b. 1932)
Spectrum for
trumpet & orchestra with tape (1973) [15']
HOPE LEE (b. 1953)
Voices in Time
(1992-94/1995) for chamber orchestra, accordion, tape & electronics
DANIEL LENTZ (b.1942)
The Crack in
the Bell for solo voice, chamber orchestra inc. three keyboards &
electronics (1985) [16']
FREDERICK
LESEMAN (b. 1936)
Seven Pieces
for String Orchestra & Electronic Tape (1960) [15']
JOHN LESSARD
(b. 1920)
Pastimes and
an Alleluia for orchestra inc. taped voice (1975) [15']
PETER TOD
LEWIS (1932-1982)
Fragments/Hedgehogs
for orchestra & tape (1978) [8']
ALVIN LUCIER
(b. 1931)
Crossings for
small orch. & oscillator (1982-4)
40 Rooms for
vn, cl, trbn, vc, db, Lexicon Acoustic reverberance system (1996);
arr. orch, reverberance systems (1997)
OTTO LUENING (1900-1996)
Synthesis for
orchestra & tape (1962) [9']
OTTO LUENING
& VLADIMIR USSACHEVSKY
Rhapsodic
Variations for orchestra & tape (1954) [17']
A Poem in
Cycles & Bells for orchestra & tape (1954) [14']
Concerted
Piece for orchestra & tape (1960) [9']
RAY LUKE (b. 1928)
Compressions
for orchestra & tape (1972)
DONALD
MACINNES (b. 1923)
Intersections
for orchestra & tape (1963; rev. 1968) [7']
STEVE MACKEY
(b. 1956)
Deal for
orchestra, tape & soloists (1996)
Tuck and Roll,
concerto for electric guitar & orchestra (2000)
TOD MACHOVER
(b. 1956)
Sparkler
(World Premiere, ACO Commission, 2001)
Hyperstring
Trilogy for hypercello, hyperviola, hyperviolin & chamber
orchestra (1991-3; rev. 1996-7)
Light for
chamber orchestra & computer electronics (1979)
Spectres
parisiens for fl, hn, vc, 18 insts, elecs, (1983-4)
Toy Symphony
(in progress)
INGRAM
MARSHALL (b. 1942)
Spiritus for 4
amplified flutes, percussion, harpsichord & string orchestra
(1983) [18']
A Peaceable
Kingdom for chamber orchestra inc. electric keyboard & tape
(1990) [16']
Kingdom Come
for orchestra with digital audio tape (ACO commision)(1997) [16']
RONALD MAZUREK
(b. 1942)
Alleluia for
Chamber Orchestra & Tape [10']
BARTON McLEAN
(b. 1938) & PRISCILLA McLEAN (b. 1942)
Voices of the
Wild for orchestra inc. electronic instruments (1988) [14']
JOHN MELBY (b. 1941)
Concerto for
Computer-Synthesized Tape & Orchestra (1987) [19']
STEPHEN
MONTAGUE (b. 1943)
Voussoirs for
large orchestra & tape (1972) [28']
Sound Round
for orchestra & digital tape delay (1973) [20']
CARMAN MOORE
(b. 1936)
The American
Nebula, cantata for chorus & orchestra inc. saxophones,
synthesizer & electric guitar (1976) [35']
RICHARD MORYL
(b. 1929)
Balloons for
orchestra inc. transistor radios (1971) [14']
Loops for
antiphonally arranged homogeneous groups of instruments & tape
(1973) [variable duration]
THEA MUSGRAVE
(b. 1928)
Rainbow for
orchestra inc. synthesizer (1990) [12']
VACLAV
NELHYBEL (b. 1919-1996)
Sine nomine
for vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra, organ & tape (1968) [10']
Concerto
Sprititoso No. 4 for solo medium voice, solo string quartet,
orchestra & tape (1977) [20']
RON NELSON (b. 1929)
What is Man?
oratorio for vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra, organ & tape
(1967) [57']
Trilogy:
JFK-MLK-RFK for soprano solo, orchestra & tape (1969) [26']
RICHARD
PEASLEE (b. 1930)
October Piece
for solo rock group (employing electrified instruments) &
orchestra (1974) [15']
RONALD PERERA
(b. 1941)
The Saints:
Three Pieces for Orchestra for orchestra inc. saxophones, audience
participation & tape (1990) [9']
MEL POWELL (1923-1998)
Immobiles for
orchestra and/or tape (1967) [12']
STEVE REICH
(b. 1936)
The Four
Sections for orchestra inc. two synthesizers (1987) [25']
ROGER REYNOLDS
(b. 1934)
. . .Between .
. . for orchestra with function generator, ring modulator & sound
distribution device (1968) [17']
Archipelago
for orchestra with amplified harpsichord plus 4- or 8-channel tape
(1982) [32']
Transfigured
Wind II for orchestra and tape (1984) [35']
The Dream of
the Infinite Rooms for orchestra & 4-channel tape (1986) [20']
Symphony
(Vertigo) for orchestra & computer-generated 4-channel tape
(1987) [22']
MARGA RICHTER
(b. 1926)
Lanscapes of
the Mind I-Piano Concerto for piano & orchestra inc. electric
guitar, electric bass guitar & electric sitar or synthesizer
(1974) [29']
JOHN RINEHART
(b. 1937)
Passages for
soprano solo, orchestra & tape (1976) [9']
Tombeau for
Orchestra with tape (1986) [20']
Double
Concerto for 2 violins, orchestra & tape (1991) [20']
NEIL ROLNICK
(b. 1947)
Real Time for
orchestra inc. synthesizer (1983) [14']
Drones and
Dances for orchestra inc. synthesizer (1987) [15']
DAVID
ROSENBOOM (b. 1947)
How much
better if Plymouth Rock had landed on the Pilgrims for variable
ensembles inc. keyboards, just-tuned instruments, Neurona electronic
system, computer-assisted electronic instruments, birds & outdoor
environments (1972) [duration variable]
LEONARD
ROSENMAN (b. 1924)
Threnody on a
Song of Karol Rathaus for orchestra inc. alto saxophone, electric
guitar & electric bass guitar (1971) [23']
MIKLóS
RóZSA (1907-1995)
Spellbound
film score for orchestra inc. theremin (1945)
Spellbound
Concerto for piano & orchestra including theremin, based on film
score (1946) [10']
The Lost
Weekend film score for orchestra inc. theremin (1945)
The Red House
film score for orchestra inc. theremin (1947)
ANNA RUBIN (b. 1946)
Freedom, Sweet
and Bitter for orchestra & tape (1987) [10']
DARYL RUNSWICK
(b. 1946)
Six Episodes
forming a Threnody string orchestra & tape (1996)
LOREN RUSH (b. 1935)
The Cloud
Messenger for orchestra inc. harpsichord & electric guitar (1970) [18']
Song &
Dance for orchestra & tape (1975) [22']
WILLIAM RUSSO
(b. 1928)
Three Pieces
for Blues Band & Orchestra inc. electric guitar & electric
bass guitar (1960) [24']
MICHAEL SAHL
(b. 1934)
Concerto for
Electric Violin & Orchestra (1974) [22']
HOWARD
SANDROFF (b. 1949)
Concerto for
Electric Wind Instrument & String Orchestra (Yamaha Digital Wind
Controller WX7) (1988) [16']
PETER
SCHICKELE (b. 1935)
A Zoo Called
Earth for orchestra & tape (1977) [14']
JOSEPH
SCHILLINGER (1895-1943)
First
Airphonic Suite for theremin & orchestra (1929)
PAUL
SCHOENFIELD (b. 1947)
Four Parables
for piano & orchestra inc. synthesizer (1983) [25']
MAX SCHUBEL
(b. 1932)
Overfeed for
orchestra & tape (performers also use transistor radios) (1973) [14']
ELLIOTT
SCHWARTZ (b. 1936)
Music for
Orchestra inc. tape (1965) [7']
Magic Music
for orchestra, piano & pre-recorded sounds (1967) [12']
Island for
orchestra & pre-recorded natural sounds (1970) [12']
Dream Overture
for orchestra, 2 tapes, phonodisc & optional lights (1972) [11']
The Harmony of
Maine for Arp 2600 synthesizer & orchestra (1975) [18']
Telly for 5
woodwinds or brass, 4 percussionists, 3 TVs & tape (1972)
Zebra for
orchestra & tape (1981) [9']
FRANCIS
SCHWARTZ (b. 1940)
Yo Protesto
for orchestra & tape (1974) [11']
ROBERT LEIGH
SELIG (1939-1984)
Concerto for
Rock Group and Orchestra inc. electric guitar & electric bass
guitar (1969) [28']
JAMES SELLARS
(b. 1943)
Concertorama
for solo piano doubling on synthesizer & an orchestra inc.
electronic drums (1984) [25']
The Music
Machine for orchestra inc. synthesizer (1990) [23']
RALPH SHAPEY
(b. 1921)
Songs of Eros
for soprano solo, solo string quartet & orchestra inc. saxophones
& tape (1975) [30']
The Covenant
for soprano solo, chamber orchestra & 2 two-track tapes (1977) [45']
CHARLES SHERE
(b. 1935)
Tongues for
improvising poet "speaking in tongues," orchestra, tape
& live electronics (1978) [28']
EZRA SIMS (b. 1928)
Night Piece
for orchestra & electronic sounds (1990) [15']
GARY SMART (b. 1943)
Del Diario de
un Papagayo for chamber orchestra & tape of pre-recorded parrot
(1973) [9']
ROBERT STERN
(b. 1934)
Carom for
orchestra & tape (1971) [8']
ERIC STOKES
(b. 1930)
On the
Badlands-Parables for orchestra & tape (1972) [13']
MORTON
SUBOTNICK (b. 1933)
Play! No. 2
for orchestra & tape (1964) [12']
Laminations
for orchestra & tape (1965)
Laminations
no.2 for 3 fl, 6 vn, 3 va, 3 vc, gongs, elecs (1969)
Two
Butterflies for orchestra with amplification (1974) [14']
Before the
Butterfly for amplified instruments & orchestra (1975) [20']
In Two Worlds
(Saxophone Concerto) for alto saxophone doubling on a Yamaha WX7 wind
controller, chamber orchestra & computer (1987) [35']
A Desert
Flowers for orchestra & computer (1989) [25']
ELIAS
TANENBAUM (b. 1924)
Parallel
Worlds for orchestra & tape (1979) [14']
Kaleidoscope
for string orchestra & tape (1986) [18']
Columbus for
orchestra & tape (1991) [27']
DIANE THOME
(b. 1942)
The Ruins of
the Heart for soprano solo, orchestra & tape (1990) [18']
The Palaces of
Memory for chamber orchestra and tape (1993)
MICHAEL TORKE
(b. 1961)
Adjustable
Wrench for chamber orchestra inc. synthesizer (1987) [11']
Ash for
orchestra inc. synthesizer (1988) [16']
Black and
White for orchestra inc. electric bass guitar & sampling
synthesizer (1988) [24']
HARRY TRYTHALL (b.1930)
Chroma I for
orchestra, tape, electronic sounds & lights (1970) [12']
Cindy the
Synth (formerly titled Minnie the Moog) for orchestra inc.
synthesizer (1974) [15']
VLADIMIR
USSACHEVSKY (1911-1990)
Colloquy for
orchestra & tape (1976)
Divertimento
(formerly Celebration) for solo EVI, for orchestra & tape (1981) [13']
EDGARD
VARèSE (1883-1965)
Ecuatorial
(Prayer from Popol Vuh of Maya Quiché; trans. Father Jimines)
for B (solo/unison chorus), 8 brass, pf, org, 2 ondes martenots, 6
perc (1932-4)
Déserts
14 wind, pf, 5 perc, 2-track tape (1950-54) [28']
DAVID
WARD-STEINEM (b. 1936)
Antares for
orchestra inc. synthesizer & tape (1971) [10']
Elegy for
Astronauts for orchestra & tape (1986) [10']
DONALD
WHEELOCK (b. 1940)
Dreams Before
a Sacrifice for amplified mezzo-soprano & orchestra inc.
amplified harp & amplified piano (1981) [35']
OLLY WILSON
(b. 1937)
Akwan for solo
piano doubling on electric piano & orchestra inc. an additional
group of amplified strings (1972) [16']
BEATRICE
WITKIN (b. 1916)
Reports from
the Planet of Mars for orchestra & tape (1978) [8']
RANDALL WOOLF
(b. 1959)
Hee Haw for
fl/pc, ob, cl, bsn, 2 sax, hn, tpt, tbn, 2 vln, vla, vcl, db, sop,
alto voice, sampler (1999) [8']
Stones for
fl/pc,ob.,cl, bsn, hn,tpt,tbn, drumset, 2 vln,vla,vcl,db, sop voice,
sampler (1997) [6']
Where The Wild
Things Are for fl/pc, cl/bs. cl, tpt, tbn, drumset, marimba, electric
guitar, 5-string electric vln, (acoustic) vln, Kurzweil PC88,
sampler, contrabass/elec. bs.(1998) [40', also in 15' suite]
MAURICE WRIGHT
(b. 1949)
Stellae for
orchestra & tape (1978) [15']
CHARLES
WUORINEN (b. 1938)
Orchestral and
Electronic Exchanges for orchestra & tape (1965) [15']
The Celestial
Sphere oratorio for chorus, orchestra & tape (1980) [60']
Bamboula
Squared for orchestra & quadraphonic tape (1984) [17']
Five: Concerto
for Amplified Cello and Orchestra (1987) [21']
RAUL
YAÑEZ (b. 1973)
Concerto for
Turntable (for DJ Radar) (2001)
JAMES YANNATOS
(b. 1929)
Ritual Images
for orchestra & tape [17']
FRANK ZAPPA (1940-1993)
I'm Stealing
the Room for orchestra inc. electric guitar (1972) [3']
Penis
Dimension for orchestra inc. electric guitar (1972) [5']
Mo 'n' Herb's
Vacation for orchestra inc. electric bass guitar (1979) [28']
Sinister
Footwear for orchestra inc. Moog synthesizer (1981)
© 2001 NewMusicBox
Frank J. Oteri is a New York-based composer and the editor of NewMusicBox, the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award-winning Web magazine from the American Music Center.
A full version of this article can be read at www.newmusicbox.org
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