KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: The Sound Poetry of Sten Hanson

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1975.07.02.c1

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

51 min

Dates

1975-07-02 | broadcast
| 1972-04-12 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian introduces the work of Sten Hanson, a writer turned sound poet who has been one of the most active composers of the Fylkingen group in Stockholm. The program includes an interview recorded on April 12, 1972 in Sweden, in which Hanson describes how he puts together his works and describes the computer studio for electronic music in Stockholm where he creates his sound poetry. Also heard are some of Hanson’s amusing voice pieces which are both political and humorous. (from KPFA Folio)

Genres

Sound poetry

Musical Selections

Revolution 1970 (1970) (3:45) -- Western Europe 1969 (1969) (2:15) -- L’Inferno du Strindberg (1971) (9:54) -- A Living Man (1972) (14:10) -- Coucher et souffler (1968) (3:23) -- Che (1968) (1:20)

Subjects

Sound poetry
Text-sound compositions
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

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

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Hanson, Sten, 1936-