The Black Museum
Randall Smith
Programme notes
The Black Museum is a collection of experimential artifacts or sound objects
The Black Museum was realized at the composer’s studio in 1993. It was commissioned with support from the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) by the Association pour la recherche et la création électroacoustiques du Québec (ACREQ) for its Clair de terre concert series. It was premiered on April 27, 1993 at the Planétarium de Montréal. This piece is dedicated to the history of the Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM) and the composers and friends of Montréal. The Black Museum was finalist at the 21st International Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competition (France, 1993)
Premiere
- April 27, 1993, Clair de terre IV
: Concert 4 — L’œil écoute, Planétarium de Montréal, Montréal (Québec)
Awards
- Composer(s): Randall Smith
- Year of composition: 1993
- Duration: 15:05
- Instrumentation: stereo fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- Commission: ACREQ, with support from the CCA
- ISRC: CAD509410850
