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Homage to Orpheus

Jon Appleton

Programme notes

Composed to accompany a sculpture by Varujan Boghosian. Concrete sounds and synthesized material processed through a Moog III in the Bregman Electronic Music Studio. The work was originally recorded on an endless tape loop for its performance in the gallery where the sculpture was exhibited.


Recordings of African voices by James Fernandez.

  • Composer(s): Jon Appleton
  • Year of composition: 1969
  • Duration: 3:10
  • Instrumentation: stereo fixed medium
  • Publisher(s): Ymx média
  • ISRC: CAD509612700