Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta MUSIC FOR MERCE CUNNINGHAM (2003) audio cd
These works by Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta are an important addition to the enlarging field of electronic music. They give a sound experience that is original and contribute to the growing possibilities of the medium.
Merce Cunningham
MUSIC FOR MERCE CUNNINGHAM
is a collection of four concerts composed by Emanuel Dimas de
Melo Pimenta for the celebrated choreographer Merce Cunningham
between 1986 and 1995. These pieces have been regularly performed
by Merce Cunningham until 2005. ShortWaves 1985, SBbr and Gravitational
Sounds were composed after invitations by John Cage and David
Tudor. ShortWaves 1985, choreographed in Fabrications, was recorded
with short waves radio sounds captured in the Amazon forest.
Gravitational Sounds, choreographed in Trackers - the first dance
designed by Merce Cunningham in virtual reality with Life Forms
- works with mathematical strange attractors, created by the
composer. Microcosmos, choreographed in Windows by Merce Cunningham,
works with nano structures of mineral molecules. In this historical
release, ShortWaves 1985 and SBbr were recorded at the Lincoln
Center in New York, having the composer performing transversal
flute, radios and electronics; Takehisa Kosugi playing violin,
radio and electronics; and, finally, Christian Wolff playing
piano.
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