KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Charles Dodge , 2 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
SOM.1986.02.27.BProgram Series
Speaking of MusicProgram Length
113 minPart
2 of 2Dates
| broadcast| 1986-02-27 | created
Description
Recorded on February 27, 1986 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series, Charles Amirkhanian hosts an evening with electronic music composer Charles Dodge. Dodge's stated intent is to discover new ideas by experimenting with new technology. He elaborates on the technical aspects of his computerized music, which extends human speech into realms not possible without the aid of technology. Along with computer synthesis, Dodge uses the compositional technique of the "found object."Dodge explains in detail his creation of the compositions heard in this program, which include: “Speech Songs” (using the synthesized speech of Dodge reading poems by Mark Strand); “Any Resemblance is Purely Coincidental” (a synthesized aria sung by Enrico Caruso); “The Waves” (composed for Joan La Barbara, based on a text from Virginia Woolf's novel of the same name); “Profile, A Musical Fractal” (a musical analogy to a geometrical fractal form).
Genres
Sound poetryElectro-Acoustic / Electronic
Musical Selections
The Waves [text by Virginia Woolf] (1984) -- Profile: A Musical Fractal (1985)Performers
Joan La Barbara, voice (Waves)Subjects
Electronic musicComputer music
Text-sound compositions
Sound poetry
Vocalises with electronics
Found objects (Art)
Electro-acoustic
Related places
San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Amirkhanian, CharlesDodge, Charles, 1942-
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941
La Barbara, Joan, 1947-