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This programme by Dr. Trevor Bray is devoted entirely to Edgard Varese's work, which is called Ionisation. Dr. Bray analyses some of the passages, pointing out that timbre, the treatment of the sou...nds is of primary interest here. And to help students with their analysis he provides them with the sounds of the less familiar percussion instruments, such as claves, maracas, chinese blocks, etc.
This programme by Dr. Trevor Bray is devoted entirely to Edgard Varese's work, which is called Ionisation. Dr. Bray analyses some of the passages, pointing out that timbre, the treatment of the sou...nds is of primary interest here. And to help students with their analysis he provides them with the sounds of the less familiar percussion instruments, such as claves, maracas, chinese blocks, etc.
| Module code and title: | A304, The development of instruments and their music |
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| Item code: | A304; 15 |
| Recording date: | 1974-05-28 |
| First transmission date: | 20-09-1974 |
| Published: | 1974 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:45 |
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| Producer: | Helen Rapp |
| Contributor: | Trevor Bray |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Chinese blocks; Claves; Edgard Varese; Maracas; Percussion; Timbre |
| Master spool number: | TLN22FM677 |
| Production number: | TLN22FM677 |
| Available to public: | no |
