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Ode To Gravity:
Composer William Hibbard |
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| Item Type: Sound Recording |
Duration: 137 min |
| Event Type: Interview and Music |
Program Origin: KPFA |
Charles Amirkhanian interviews William Hibbard, Music Director of the Center of New Music at the University of Iowa, who was spending his summer in the Bay Area. A number of his pieces are played and the composer describes his affection for 12 tone music. Later in the program, Charles plays a number of works by composers also teaching at the University of Iowa. |
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| Musical Selections: |
Menage (1974) -- Bass Trombone, Bass Clarinet, Harp (1973) -- Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1977) -- Round One ... and Another One (April 2, 1978) |
| Performers: |
Susan Mattson, soprano (Menage)
Joseph Kozera, trumpet (Menage)
William Hibbard, violin (Menage)
Jon English, bass trombone (Bass)
Charles West, bass clarinet (Bass)
Motter Forman, harp (Bass)
University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra (Concerto)
James Dixon, conductor (Concerto)
William Hibbard, viola (Concerto)
Steven Schick, vibraphone (Round)
John Simms, piano (Round)
James Avery, piano (Round) |
| Genres: |
20th Century Classical; Chamber Music |
| Subject: |
20th century classical; Chamber music; Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble; Trios (Clarinet, trombone, harp); Vocalises (High voice) with instrumental ensemble; Concertos (Viola); Trios (Vibraphone, pianos (2)) |
| People: |
Amirkhanian, Charles; Hibbard, William, 1939-; Mattson, Susan; Kozera, Joseph; English, Jon; West, Charles, 1949-; Forman, Motter; Dixon, James; Schick, Steven; Simms, John, 1918-1992; Avery, James, 1937- |
| Recording Date: |
6/7/1978 |
| First Broadcast Date: |
6/7/1978 |
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| Part 2 of 2: |
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| Musical Selections: |
Variations II: Trio (1967-68) / Denis Riley -- Cucumber Music (1969) / Donald Jenni -- Gestes (1973) / Peter Lewis -- Chamber Music for 6 Players (1976) / Richard Hervig |
| Performers: |
Robert Strava, violin (Variations
William Hibbard, viola (Variations)
Carolyn Berdahl, cello (Variations)
Betty Bang Mather, alto flute, piccolo (Cucumber ; Chamber)
William Hibbard, viola, toy piano (Cucumber)
James Avery, piano, celesta (Cucumber)
William Parsons, percussion (Cucumber)
Thomas Ayres, clarinet (Chamber)
Leopold LaFosse, violin (Chamber)
Eldon Obrecht, bass (Chamber)
John Simms, piano (Chamber)
Thomas Davis , percussion (Chamber) |
| Genres: |
20th Century Classical; Chamber Music |
| Subject: |
20th century classical; Chamber music; String trios; Quartets (Celesta, flute, percussion, viola) ; Quartets (Piano, flute, percussion, viola); Electro-acoustic; Electronic music; Sextets (Piano, clarinet, flute, percussion, violin, bass) |
| People: |
Amirkhanian, Charles; Hibbard, William, 1939-; Riley, Dennis; Strava, Robert ; Berdahl, Carolyn; Jenni, Donald, 1937-; Mather, Betty Bang; Avery, James, 1937-; Parsons, William; Lewis, Peter Tod; Hervig, Richard; Simms, John, 1918-1992; Ayres, Thomas, clarinetist ; LaFosse, Leopold; Obrecht, Eldon; Davis, Thomas L., 1931- |
| Recording Date: |
6/7/1978 |
| First Broadcast Date: |
6/7/1978 |
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