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Audio recordings : 1) "Analog #1 (Noise Study)," Dec. 1961 2) "Five Stochastic Studies," Oct.-Dec. 1962 3) "Stochastic Quartet," Feb. 1963 4) "Radio Piece," July 1963 5) "Dialogue" (monophonic version), April 1963 5) "Dialogue" (monophonic version), April 1963
1998-038/038(06) · Item · 1961
Part of James Tenney fonds

Recording of five recordings of computer music made between 1961 and 1964. Annotations on audio reel case include: 1)Analog #1 (Noise Study) Dec., 1961 2) Five Stochastic Studies - Oct. - Dec. 1962 3) Stochastic Quartet - Geb. 1963 L=R = 1 : 30 4) Radio Piece July 1963 5) Dialogue (monophonic version) April 1963
Audio recordings : 1) "Analog #1-Noise Study," Dec. 1961 2) "Five Stochastic Studies," Dec. 1962 3) "Collage #2 ("Viet-Flakes")," Dec. 1966 for the film by Carolee Schneemann 4) "Fabric for Che," Nov. 1967
1998-038/038(07) · Item · 1961
Part of James Tenney fonds

Consists of an audio recording of electronic music by James Tenney. The tracks consist of "Analog #1 (Noise Study)," from December, 1961; "Five Stochastic Studies," December, 1962; "Collage #2 (Viet-Flakes)," from February, 1967, made for the film by Carolee Schneemann; and Fabric, written for Che Guevera, from November, 1967. There is a card attached to the reel case which reads: "Jerry Bruck Designing Services, Home Music Systems, Professional Tape Recording 185 Ave 'C' NY 9 NY OR 7-4082"
Audio recordings : 1) "Improvisations for Medea," 1961 2) "Collage #1 Blue Suede," 1961 3) Stochastic String Quartet, 1963 4) "Collage #2 Viet-Flakes," 1966
1998-038/036(06) · Item · 1961-1966
Part of James Tenney fonds

Consists of audio recording of electronic and computer music composed by James Tenney. The tracks are "Improvisations for 'Medea'" from 1961, "Collage #1 (Blue Suede)" from 1961, "Stochastic String Quartet" from 1963, "Music for Player Piano from 1964", and "Collage #2 -(Viet Flakes)" from 1966.
Audio recordings : 1) "Koan" for solo violin (Yoko Matsuda) 2) "August Harp" (Susan Allen) 3) "Beast for String Bass" ( Nick Pap) 4) "Having Never Written a Note for Percussion" (John Bergamo)
1998-038/038(05) · Item · 1971
Part of James Tenney fonds

Consists of a live recording of four solo orchestral pieces by composer James Tenney, labelled as "Four Koans" performed by Yoko Matsuda (violin), Susan Allen (harp), BEAST by Nick Pap (string bass) and John Bergamo (percussion). Final piece is very low and difficult to discern.
Audio recordings : 1) "Seeds" (I-IV) for six instruments, 1956, Henry Brant-Bennington Composers Conference 2) "From the 'Blue Books'"-Bennington, 1956 3) "Dance Trio"-Bennington, 1957 4) "Essay #3 for Chamber Orchestra"-Brant, Bennington Composers Conference, 1957 5) "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" (Wallace Stevens)-1958-Tenney-Bennington Composers Conference 6) "Sonata for Ten Wind Instruments," 1959 (revised version)-Tenney-Midwestern Composers Symposium 7) "Sonata ( for nine wind instruments)"-Paul Wolfe-Bennington Composers Conference, 1959
1998-038/038(02) · Item · 1956-1959
Part of James Tenney fonds

Consists of an audio recording of instrumental music between the years 1956 and 1959. The first track is "Seeds" (I-IV) for six instruments by Henry Brant and "From the 'Blue Books,'" performed in 1956 at the Bennington Composers' Conference. Next is "Dance Trio" and "Essay #3" for chamber orchestra by [Henry] Brant, performed at the Bennington Composers' Conference in 1957. This is followed by "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by James Tenney and based on a poem by Wallace Stevens, performed in 1958 at the Bennington Composers' Conference; then "Sonata for Ten Wind Instruments" (revised version) by James Tenney, performed in 1959 at the Midwestern Composers' Symposium. Lastly, is "Sonata for Nine Wind Instruments" (first version) by Paul Wolfe, performed at the Bennington Composers' Conference in 1959.