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Synthesizer Pioneer: The Early Electronic Music of Andrew Rudin
Centaur Records

Synthesizer Pioneer: The Early Electronic Music of Andrew Rudin

$18.99

Details

Composer
RUDIN, ANDREW
Artist
Andrew Rudin
Format
CD
Label
Centaur Records
Released
Feb 07, 2020
Catalog #
CRC3713
UPC
044747371320

About

Andrew Rudin is truly one of the pioneers of original classical music composed for and performed on Synthesizer. The works on this album date back as far as 1966, at the very beginning of the era of the synthesizer. 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.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Il Giuoco (Abstract Opera No. 1) 15:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Il Giuoco (Abstract Opera No. 1)
    Duration
    15:32
    Composer
    Andrew Rudin
    Performer
    Andrew Rudin
  2. 2 Shore Song 11:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    Shore Song
    Duration
    11:37
    Composer
    Andrew Rudin
    Performer
    Andrew Rudin
  3. 3 Crossings 08:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Crossings
    Duration
    08:45
    Composer
    Andrew Rudin
    Performer
    Andrew Rudin
  4. 4 Porcelain Dialogues I 07:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Porcelain Dialogues I
    Duration
    07:44
    Composer
    Andrew Rudin
    Performer
    Andrew Rudin
  5. 5 Porcelain Dialogues II 06:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    Porcelain Dialogues II
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Andrew Rudin
    Performer
    Andrew Rudin
  6. 6 Porcelain Dialogues III 03:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Porcelain Dialogues III
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Andrew Rudin
    Performer
    Andrew Rudin
  7. 7 Paideia (Abstract Opera No. 2) 14:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    Paideia (Abstract Opera No. 2)
    Duration
    14:51
    Composer
    Andrew Rudin
    Performer
    Andrew Rudin
  8. 8 Men's Dance 04:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    Men's Dance
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Andrew Rudin
    Performer
    Andrew Rudin