New instrument to make a new music not new old music

silver apples took 13 months two track tape recorder no mixers a spring reverb and plate reverb
after something the would relate to the technology
in live performance uses surround sound
similar to stockhausen
rbma lecture
started out on clarinet in 1939
diverse culture
had lung condition was told playing a wind instrument would help wanted to play trombone b/c of
tommy dorsey but mom didnt know one instrument from another went to library ordered a clirinet
within 3 years could play concertos music came easy to subotnick
turned to electronics because the clarinet was too easy/ familiar
was drafted
had a dream of being shot but was relieved to not play clarinet anymore
had a job with denver symphony orchestra out of highschool
was drafted couldnt shoot a gun
court marshaled for not saluting
played clarinet while detained and was let out of jail
after army went to college got involved in avante garde music
first performance
milhaud dint like his music but liked subotnick
was writing post wedern music beginning to experiment with technology
reminded milhaud of himself
milhaud gave him a fellowship at mills college was given a summer to write and create music
was conducting age 25 26
wrote a piece in the style of darius milhaud
milhaud approved quintet
took 48 hours to write premiered at aspen colorado
wrote a piece for four hand piano felt the piece was new and fresh
removed the milhaud inspired piece for four hand piano piece.
Milhaud was upset but approved
hopeful aspersions for piece
people laughed and made noises
audience was outraged
milhaud said thank you my dear that reminded me of the old days
early technology was a tape recorder micrphone and a modified wurlitzer
described music as action pieces
found a tape in an alley
worked with dance company anne halpern
smell opera with found tape
review said concert literaly stinks
were given a free victorian house to work on tape music
were loaned a professional tape recorder
europe was devided between music concrete and electronic music
stockhausen said he had to put a micrphone in his pocket to take it into the electronic studio because

they didnt want microphones in the electronic music studio

named it the san francisco tape music center.
On meeting stockjausen
met him a number of times
stockhausen was just another guy
said now that we have electronic musicians we wont need musicians any more
subotnick didnt agree
compares electronics influence to music comparable to the printing press with words
dedicated self to electronics because he was at a pivotal time in music
music was an upper class thing was fine art music and only for the elite b/c of economics
when electronics became cheap in 1959 signifed a shift
400 dollars for an oscilator
called in engineer to build instruments on 61
used 2 2 track tape recorers 4 instrumentalists and spoken word
multi media piece was well received by critics
decided to dedicate him self to the new music
had to get rid of cutting tape
electronic music easle to paint sound
was not just sound but was an entire new music
access to cheap electrinics would cause a new art to evolve
put out add in the paper to find engineers to built an electronic music easle
3 guys came by 1961/2
pre psychedelic movement
first engineer was incoherent
second engineer was in a similar condition
Buchla was a coherent engineer and had similar idea
didnt want keys
now weve got technology well beable to make music better than it was before you can write anything
in 2000 said you cant perfect the piano it is already perfect
the way to go about this is to start with out anything that resembles the tradition and there for should
get rid of the black and white keyboard
music can now be made by people without a traditional music background
silver apples
didnt know what it was going to be
without a keyboard
rhythm was forbidden bad because you could tap your foot to it fine art world was devistated
electric circus
lights were controlled by synthesizer
was surprised people would dance to it
moved to new york from san Francisco
established avant gard composer in san Francisco
was surprised at the success of silver apples
the world was moving to a new paradigm
the record player was replacing the piano in the home
music was visceral and not heady
synths became mainstream
sold around 10,000 records
nonesuch was a budget record label
wasnt recorded was created in the studio

worked till 2 oclock in the morning

predicted record companies would
record would be a new medium where music is created as a recording
president of nonsuch records contacted him and met him in his studio
silver apples
the form of the piece is side one and side two side 1 is the female side and side two is the male side
I remembered the Yeats and the opening does sound like Silver Apples, so I gave it that name