KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ A Realization of John Cage’s Solo for Voice No. 1

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

C.1968.02.02

Program Length

10 min

Dates

1968-02-02 | broadcast
| 402 | created

Description

A realization of John Cage’s aleatoric composition “Solo for Voice No. 1.” This tape mix of soprano Anna Carol Dudley performing the work was prepared at KPFA by Robert Moran and Howard Hersh. It was to be used alone or in conjunction with a live performance of the piece, and was first broadcast at the station in February of 1968.

Genres

New music
Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Solo for Voice No. 1 [a tape mix] (1958) (9:10) / John Cage

Performers

Anna Carol Dudley, soprano

Subjects

New music
Electronic music
Songs, Unaccompanied
Songs (High voice) with electronics
Aleatory music

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

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

Related Entities

Cage, John
Moran, Robert, 1937-
Hersh, Howard
Dudley, Anna Carol