Large Piano Magnified, by Gordon Monahan

Large Piano Magnified

by Gordon Monahan

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1.	(Intro) Wave of a Single Harmonic 01:05	buy track
2.	High Frequency Residue/Shapes Emerging Along High Tension Wires 07:04	buy track
3.	Shifting Planes of a Fully Resonating Piano 09:53	buy track

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All pieces on this album were created from original recordings made on a piano. Monahan played the piano live and recorded it onto multi-track magnetic tape. He then edited, mixed, and played the tape back at variable speeds.

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released November 1, 1985

Composed and produced by Gordon Monahan for the CBC Radio program "Two New Hours". Recording Engineer: "Stretch" Henderson, Executive Producer: David Jaeger. Commissioned by CBC Radio in 1985. Photo credit: David Hlynsky

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Gordon Monahan Meaford, Ontario

Gordon Monahan's works for piano, loudspeakers, video, kinetic sculpture, and sound environments span various genres from avant-garde concert music to media installation & sound art. As a composer and sound artist, he juxtaposes the quantitative and qualitative aspects of natural acoustical phenomena with elements of media technology, environment, architecture, popular culture, & live performance. ... more

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