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James Tenney fonds

  • F0428
  • Fonds
  • 1946-2000, predominant 1956-2000

Fonds consists of material that documents Tenney's career as an composer, musician and academic and contains personal and professional correspondence with friends and colleagues including copies of letters received from such people as Carolee Schneeman, Steve Reich, Stan Brakhage and Lionel Nowak, among others, as well as correspondence with Bell Telephone Laboratories that documents his efforts in developing programs for computer sound-generation. It also contains records in the form of musical scores, computer outputs, programmes, clippings and sound recordings that document his musical output and material that documents Tenney's ongoing academic and professional interest in the fields of composition, music theory and electronic music, among others. There is also correspondence, photographs and other material that documents his relationship with his family and, in particular, his father.

Tenney, James

Lydian Mode/Phrygian Mode

Consists of "Lydian Mode" and "Phrygian Mode" James Tenney. Originally recorded at a concert on May 27, 1973 at the California Institute of the Arts.

Audio recordings : Computer music, 1961-63 1) "Analog #1-Noise Study," December 1961 2) "Five Stochastic Studies," December 1962 3) "Dialogue," April 1963 4) "Phases," December 1963, for Edgar Varese

Consists of an audio recording of Computer Music, 1961 by James Tenney. There are four tracks: "Analog #1 - Noise Study," from December, 1961; "Five Stochastic Studies," December, 1962; "Dialogue," from April, 1963; and "Phases," from December, 1963 for Edgard Varese.

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)

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.

Print by Stephan von Huene [16 of 21]

Print 16 of 21 by Stephan von Huene in collaboration with James Tenney for a sound sculpture art installation. They were created to go with the mechanical drum in a sound sculpture. Signed by both Stephan von Huene and James Tenney.

Print by Stephan von Huene [5 of 21]

Print 5 of 21 by Stephan von Huene in collaboration with James Tenney for an sound sculpture art installation. They were created to go with the mechanical drum in a sound sculpture. Signed by both Stephan von Huene and James Tenney.

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