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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
 | John Cage voc, 1912-1992 US liner notes, computer printout insert, album by |
 | Lejaren Hiller p, sax, ob, 1924-1994 US liner notes, computer printout insert, album by |
 | Ben Johnston voc, *1926 US album by, composed by |
 | David Tudor p, 1926-1996 US soloist, solo i, harpsichord, baldwin solid-body electronic |
 | Neely Bruce p, syn, ep, *1944 US soloist, solo iv, harpsichord, hubbard double with 17% eltro time compression |
 | Antoinette Vischer hps, 1909-1973 CH soloist, solo ii, harpsichord, neupert bach-model |
 | Laetitia Snow , programmed by, original computer programming |
 | Jim Cuomo , tape, preparation of original sound tapes |
 | The Composers Quartet , US ensemble |
 | Seymour Barab vc, 1921-2014 US cello, performer, the composers quartet |
 | Bernard Zaslav vl, *1926 US viola, performer, the composers quartet |
 | Matthew Raimondi vn, str, US violin, 1st, performer, the composers quartet |
 | Anahid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HPSCHD (1967-1969) For Harpsichords & Computer-Generated Sound Tapes | John Cage | 21:00 | |
| 2 | String Quartet No. 2 (1964) | Ben Johnston | Ben Johnston, Seymour Barab, Bernard Zaslav, Matthew Raimondi, Anahid Ajemian | 14:57 |
| 3 | Light And Quick: With Grace And Humor | John Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston | 2:44 | |
| 4 | Intimate, Spacious | John Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston | 5:21 | |
| 5 | Extremely Minute And Intense; Not Fast — Quick, Mercurial — Very Fast, With Suppressed Excitement — Quick — Extremely Minute | John Cage & Lejaren Hiller / Ben Johnston | 6:40 |
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