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Composer: David Behrman

Date:
1990
Instrumentation:
Electronic Music
Featured Instrument 1:
Twenty-String Koto
Featured Instrument 2:
Computer
Japanese Instruments:
Yes
Length:
flex
Players:
2
Commissioned By:
Music From Japan, Inc.
Presented by MFJ:
Yes
Version:
Original
Item Number:
CMCD-1027
Label:
Classic Masters
Commercial/Non-Commercial:
Commercial
Recording Title:
Music From Japan, Vol. 1
Release Date:
1992
Performers:
Kazue Sawai, David Behrman
Format:
CD
MFJ Number:
CD-1
Solo/Compilation:
Compilation
Recording (American/Japanese/Other):
American
Release (American/Japanese/Other):
American
Copies:
3
Publication Title Author Date Reaction Synopsis Type
Staten Island Advance Music and technology interact at sympos. Eileen Siegel 3/27/90 Neutral "The piece uses a computer music system which 'hears' the musician through sensors programmed to recognize certain pitches played by the koto." Article
The New York Times Ritual and Technology Bernard Holland 3/28/90 Neutral "...the main impression was of the computer as both cushion for the natural instrument and nurturer of it." Review
The Strad Record Reviews Ellis 12/93 Positive "David Behrman...has arrived at a computer software that inter- acts with an instrument...The indeterminate duet is seamless and one of the better free-form works I've heard..." Review
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