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Patria: The Prologue. The Princess of the Stars. Editing Unit 15: Messages of the Sun-Disk
One of 18 'editing units' from the "'ritual drama' to be performed on a lake at dawn; for 4 sound-poets or actors, 6 dancers, solo soprano, double vocal quartet or double chorus (SAATTBB), flute, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and percussion…
Patria II : Requiems for the Party Girl (page couverture)
Page couverture, avec dessin de R. Murray Schafer, de la partition manuscript de Requiems for the Party Girl publiée en 1972 par la maison d'édition Berandol Music Limited.
Passport photo from My Life on Earth and Elsewhere
An image of an expired passport, issued to R. Murray Schafer in 1933, featured on page 33 of My Life on Earth and Elsewhere
Neva Pilgrim Sings Music Of Krenek, Et Al / Rochberg, Et Al (disque)
La pochette du CD "Neva Pilgrim Sings Music Of Krenek, Et Al / Rochberg, Et Al." comportant une version réduite de la pièce Requiems for the Party Girl dont l'ensemble instrumental a elle aussi été réduite. Il s'agit d'un des seuls enregistrements…
My Life on Earth & Elsewhere (drawing)
This abstracted drawing of a composite animal playing a stringed instrument is found on page twenty nine of Schafer's book My Life on Earth& Elsewhere. The drawing is paired with a caption that reads "I never thought I would make a living in art…
Music of Today/Musique d'aujourd'hui (vinyle)
Collection de quatre disques dans laquelle on retrouve l'enregistrement de la version écourtée de Requiems for the Party Girl de R. Murray Schafer, partition révisée en 1972, telle qu'interprétée par l'Ensemble de la société de musique contemporaine…
Music of the Environment, from My Life on Earth & Elsewhere (drawing)
A visual depiction of the translation of natural sounds into musical soundscapes wherein natural paraphernalia seamlessly flows into a musical score. This drawing is found on page 123 of My Life on Earth & Elsewhere and marks the beginning of…
Music for Wilderness Lake: Dusk (List of Signs Employed)
The list of signs employed provides a legend of performance instructions for this movement in Wilderness Lake. The signs employed include the performer turning in a circle (to project sound in different corners), creating a wolf howl, playing the…
Music for Wilderness Lake: Dusk (excerpt)
This excerpt of "Dusk" from Music for Wilderness Lake includes graphic notation and written text to demonstrate natures sounds the performers make and to give the performers an idea of how the music is to be played. The directions include the use of…
Music for Wilderness Lake: Dusk (excerpt)
This excerpt from Dusk shows the opening measures and performance notes for the movement. In the performance note below, Schafer indicates that before the piece begins, the performers should test the environment in which they're playing in by…