Denis Smalley
Denis Arthur Smalley (born 1946 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a composer of electroacoustic music, with a special interest in acousmatic music. He initially composed onto tape, but as early as the 1980s realised his works using computer software. Source sounds for his works may come from the environment – and are often the starting point for his pieces – but he may also develop highly sophisticated timbres from scratch using computer software. He describes his approach as "spectro-morphological"[1], featuring the development of sounds in time [2]. After graduating in New Zealand, further studies were in Paris with Olivier Messiaen and Musique concrète pioneer François Bayle.
Denis Arthur Smalley (born 1946 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a composer of electroacoustic music, with a special interest in acousmatic music. He initially composed onto tape, but as early as the 1980s realised his works using computer software. Source sounds for his works may come from the environment – and are often the starting point for his pieces – but he may also develop highly sophisticated timbres from scratch using computer software. He describes his approach as "spectro-morphological"[1], featuring the development of sounds in time [2]. After graduating in New Zealand, further studies were in Paris with Olivier Messiaen and Musique concrète pioneer François Bayle.
Tides
Long out of print, this CD is an awesome example of early 70's early 80's musique concrete - Pentes composed 1974 and realized at INA-GRM studios in Paris, France. Tides composed 1984 and Vortex composed 1982 realized at the electroacoustic studio i…
Impacts intérieurs
first pressing, it contains Valley Flow (1991-2), Piano Nets (1990-1), Wind Chimes (1987), Clarinet Threads (1985) and Darkness After Time’s Colours (1976). Great Concrete / Electroacoustic music