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Touch. Jacob's room. Part 1/part 2
- Title
- Touch. Part 1/part 2 ; Jacob's room. Part 1/part 2 / Morton Subotnick.
- Author
- Subotnick, Morton.
- Publication
- Mainz, W. Germany : Wergo, ℗1989.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | Use in library | CD- 1550 | Off-site |
Details
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- Description
- 1 sound disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Touch was commissioned by Columbia Records for the introduction of their first 'quad' product. The quad playback system was discontinued and Touch was re-released as a stereo record. It became an important part of the electronic music literature. Jacob's Room is the original concert version of his chamber opera by the same name. It is still performed widely throughout the world and features the voice of Joan La Barbara.
- Series Statement
- Digital music digital
- Uniform Title
- Digital music digital.
- Alternative Title
- Jacob's room.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Excerpts.
- Electronica (Music)
- Électronica.
- Note
- The 1st work is electronic music; the 2nd work for soprano, violoncello, and computer-controlled digital synthesizer.
- Text of the 2nd work based on a passage from the novel Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf.
- Compact disc.
- Analog recording.
- Durations: 31:00; 25:00.
- Event (note)
- The 2nd work recorded July 17-19, 1987, at Metamusic Productions, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Contents
- Touch (31:00) -- Jacob's room (25:00).
- LCCN
- 90750992
- 4010228201420
- OCLC
- ocm21328762
- 21328762
- SCSB-14377519
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library