On Ball State's initial quadraphonic

• Main Author: Dolak, Frank J.
• Other Authors: Legbandt, Rolf
• Format: Others
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Composition (Music); Electronic music.
• Online Access: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/180959; http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/842120

The Creative Project entailed a twofold apologue: a graduate recital and an accompanying paper. The recital, performed on April 3, 1974, included compositions representing the Classic Period, the Romantic, and the Contemporary or so-called New Music. The program consisted of W. A. Mozart's Trio No. IV, Opus Kv. 498, for Viola, Clarinet and Piano, John Ireland's Fantasy-Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, and Aaron Copeland's Concerto for Clarinet. Additionally, an original composition employing the use of three clarinets, Eb Soprano, Bass and Bb Soprano and accompanied by quadraphonic tape was given its premier on this recital. The accompanying paper dwells entirely upon this composition.Three Movements for Three Clarinets and Quadraphonic Tape was the first composition of its genre to be realized at the University. Topics that have been discussed in the paper include tape techniques employed in the composition, a description of the ARP 2500 Synthesizer Modules and the patches that were used to synthesize the various electronic sonorities incorporated in the recording of the quadraphonic tape. === School of Music