Unfinished work for magnetic tape



Category: Musical composition
Dated: around 1952/1953
Instrumentation: Magnetic tape
Duration: unknown
Premiere and performer(s): ---
Dedicated to: ---
Choreography: ---
Published: ---
Manuscript: 2 leaves (holograph in pencil - includes tape parameters and rhythmical structure as well as other characteristic notations concerning tape compositions); 5+2+6 leaves (holograph in black, blue and green pencil on graph paper - First 5 leaves headed "sequences", indicating sections and timings of the piece. The 2 leaves contain indications of the sounds to be used in the tape. The 6 leaves contain a diagram of the tape); 13 leaves (holograph, signed, in pencil - 13 pieces of perforated paper, containing notations concerning timings and other topics related to constructing an electronic tape), all in New York Public Library


The work is based on the same structure and basic system as the six short pieces for String Player (1'14" etc.). It was to use the same sort of sound materials as had been used in Williams Mix