KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Accidents by Larry Austin

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

P.AUS.LAR.01

Program Length

18 min

Dates

| broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

Originally released as an insert into the seminal avant-garde “Source” magazine, this is Larry Austin’s “Accidents” for electronically prepared piano. The performers are pianist and frequent John Cage collaborator, David Tudor, with additional electronics provided by the composer himself. Austin, born in Duncan, OK., in 1930 is an electronic and computer music composer and co-founder and editor of “Source: Music of the Avant-Garde” which was noted for it publication of experimental music scores and records from 1967 to 1973. This work perfectly captures the spirit of the radically experimental live electronic music performances that were prevalent during the 1960s.

Genres

Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Accidents, for electronically prepared piano (1967) (17:21) / Larry Austin

Performers

David Tudor, electronic prepared piano
Larry Austin, electronics

Subjects

Electro-acoustic
Electronic music
Prepared piano music
Piano and electronic music

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Related Entities

Austin, Larry
Tudor, David, 1926-1996