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John Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston
HPSCHD / String Quartet No. 2

Album US 1971 on Nonesuch label
Electronic and Classical (Experimental, Contemporary)

HPSCHD (1967-1969) for harpsichords & computer generated sound tapes (publ. Henmar Press Inc.). String Quartet No. 2 (1964). The jacket states "The computer-output sheet included in this album is one of 10,000 different numbered solutions of the program KNOBS. It enables the listener who follows its instructions to become a performer of this recording of HPSCHD. Preparation of this material was made possible through the Computing Center of the State University of New York at Buffalo." However, the printouts are sequentially numbered and go to numbers higher than 10,000. The recording of side A was made possible through use of the facilities of the Experimental Music Studio and the Department of Computer Science of the University of Illinois, Urbana. Side B is a Dolby-system recording. First pressing: no bottom rim text on the labels, no 'W' logo on the release.

     
Musicians
PortraitJohn Cage voc, 1912-1992 US
liner notes, computer printout insert, album by
PortraitLejaren Hiller p, sax, ob, 1924-1994 US
liner notes, computer printout insert, album by
PortraitBen Johnston voc, *1926 US
album by, composed by
PortraitDavid Tudor p, 1926-1996 US
soloist, solo i, harpsichord, baldwin solid-body electronic
PortraitNeely Bruce p, syn, ep, *1944 US
soloist, solo iv, harpsichord, hubbard double with 17% eltro time compression
PortraitAntoinette Vischer hps, 1909-1973 CH
soloist, solo ii, harpsichord, neupert bach-model
PortraitLaetitia Snow ,
programmed by, original computer programming
PortraitJim Cuomo ,
tape, preparation of original sound tapes
PortraitThe Composers Quartet , US
ensemble
PortraitSeymour Barab vc, 1921-2014 US
cello, performer, the composers quartet
PortraitBernard Zaslav vl, *1926 US
viola, performer, the composers quartet
PortraitMatthew Raimondi vn, str, US
violin, 1st, performer, the composers quartet
PortraitAnahid Ajemian vn, *1924 US
violin, 2nd, performer, the composers quartet
Producers
William S. Harvey art direction
Isadore Seltzer artwork
Teresa Sterne coordinator
Hess and/or Antupit design, cover
Bob Ludwig mastered by
Peter Yates sleeve notes
George Ritscher engineer
Jaap Spek technician, technical processing of the tape collage
Marc J. Aubort engineer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1HPSCHD (1967-1969) For Harpsichords & Computer-Generated Sound TapesJohn Cage21:00
2String Quartet No. 2 (1964)Ben JohnstonBen Johnston, Seymour Barab, Bernard Zaslav, Matthew Raimondi, Anahid Ajemian14:57
3Light And Quick: With Grace And HumorJohn Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston2:44
4Intimate, SpaciousJohn Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston5:21
5Extremely Minute And Intense; Not Fast — Quick, Mercurial — Very Fast, With Suppressed Excitement — Quick — Extremely MinuteJohn Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston6:40
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