KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: An Interview with Tamas Ungvary

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1977.11.11

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

23 min

Dates

| broadcast
| 1977-11-11 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian interviews Hungarian born composer Tamas Ungvary about his work with electronic music. Ungvary who’s early musical experience was as a double bassist and conductor, first became aware of the possibilities of using computers to generate music when he heard about the electronic music studio at Stanford University from another Hungarian composer. In 1970 he moved to Sweden where he eventually became director of the Electro-acoustic Music Foundation in Sweden. In this program he discusses the processes by which he composes and introduces two of his works for the electronic medium.

Genres

Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Incrementum, for electronics (1975) / Tamas Ungvary -- Basic Barrier, for electronics (1973) / Tamas Ungvary

Subjects

Computer music
Electro-acoustic
Electronic music

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Ungvary, Tamas, 1936-