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AGP157
continues our series of US electronic music with a transcription of
Andrew Rudin's Tragoedia, a composition in four movements for
electronic music synthesizer, from the Nonesuch LP H-71198. This early
work for Moog synthesizer has been out of print since the original LP
issue. The LP transcribed is in excellent condition, though there is
some fairly innocuous constant pressing noise that sounds sort of like
hiss but with a lower range of frequencies. It gets a 4.5/5 rating on
the trip-o-meter from Dr. Schluss' Garage Of Psychedelic Obscurities.
The installment includes a PDF file with scans of the notes from all
three LPs.
From the composer's website:
“Andrew Rudin has been an important presence in the local contemporary
music scene for the past four decades. His contributions to the modern
canon have been eagerly awaited and happily appreciated.”
--Michael Caruso, Main Line Times, Philadelphia,
Jan. 2007
Rudin’s reputation was established in the 1960’s through his
association with Robert Moog and a pioneering series of synthesized
compositions, most notably his Nonesuch album, Tragoedia. Throughout
the 1970’s many of his compositions were theatrical in nature,
involving collaborations with ballet and modern dance, film,
television, and incidental music for the stage. His one-act opera, The
Innocent was produced in Philadelphia in 1972 by Tito Capobianco. A
number of these works blended electronically synthesized sound with
traditional instruments and voices. Particularly of note among these
works is the inclusion of his music in the soundtrack of the film
Fellini: Satyricon. Among the dance groups and choreographers with whom
he has worked are Dance Theatre Workshop, Jeff Duncan, Murray Louis,
The Pennsylvania Ballet, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Louis
Falco, and four collaborations with Alwin Nikolais. The 1980’s saw the
completion of his full-evening opera Three Sisters, on a libretto by
William Ashbrook from the play by Chekhov, as well as many works for
traditional instruments, both orchestral and chamber music. After his
graduation from The University of Pennsylvania, where he studied
primarily with George Rochberg, he joined the faculty of The
Philadelphia Musical Academy, remaining there for the next thirty-seven
years, as it eventually became part of the present University of the
Arts. During this time he taught music history, theory, and
composition, directed the new music ensemble, and headed the electronic
music studio. He taught in the graduate division of the Juilliard
School from 1981-1984. Since his retirement in 200l he has worked as a
broadcaster for WWFM, The Classical Network from Mercer County
Community College, and served on the board of directors for
Philadelphia’s Orchestra 2001. He continues to compose extensively. His
professional affiliation is BMI. He lives in Allentown, NJ with his
partner, Tom Queenan.
To download
AGP157 files, right-click on each of the following links and select
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- Tragoedia, movement 1, Kourous [10:18]
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- Tragoedia, movement 2, Hybris [7:27]
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- Tragoedia, movement 3, Peitho [5:13]
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- Tragoedia, movement 4, Até [15:00]
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